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'The Treaty of… (Class 10 Social Science SQP 2024-25, Q31B)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2024-25 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science sample paper 2024-25: question 31(B)

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2024-25, section D, question 31(B), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q31(B) · 5 marks · Long answerThe Rise of Nationalism in Europe

'The Treaty of Vienna depicted the spirit of conservatism.' Substantiate the statement with key features of the treaty.

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2024-25.

Hints

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Hint 1

What does conservatism want to preserve?

Hint 2

Recall what happened to France and to the states on its borders.

Hint 3

Which powers gained territory?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. After Napoleon's defeat in 1815, Britain, Russia, Prussia and Austria met at Vienna under the Austrian Chancellor Metternich. The Treaty of Vienna (1815) reflected conservatism, the belief that traditional institutions such as monarchy, Church, social hierarchy, property and the family should be preserved.

    1 mark

  2. Its aim was to undo the changes of the Napoleonic wars and restore the overthrown monarchies. The Bourbon dynasty was restored in France, which lost the territories it had annexed.

    1 mark

  3. States were set up on France's boundaries to check its future expansion, such as the Kingdom of the Netherlands including Belgium in the north, and Genoa added to Piedmont in the south.

    1 mark

  4. Prussia received territory on its western frontier, and Austria gained control of northern Italy. The German Confederation of 39 states set up by Napoleon was left untouched.

    1 mark

  5. In the east, Russia was given part of Poland and Prussia a portion of Saxony. All of this aimed to restore monarchies and create a new conservative order.

    1 mark

Answer: The Treaty of Vienna restored monarchies and the old order and contained France, which shows conservatism.

Where the marks are

  • Congress of Vienna and the idea of conservatism (1 mark)
  • Restoration of monarchies, with the Bourbons in France (1 mark)
  • Buffer states against France (1 mark)
  • Gains of Prussia and Austria, and the German Confederation (1 mark)
  • Russia's and Prussia's gains in the east, and the conservative order (1 mark)

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