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Analyse the process… (Class 10 Social Science 2024, Q25b)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 32/3/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 25(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/3/1, section C, question 25(b), for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q25(b) · 3 marks · Short answerThe Rise of Nationalism in Europe

Analyse the process of Italian Unification.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 32/3/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

How many states was Italy divided into?

Hint 2

Which minister planned the alliance with France?

Hint 3

Who became the first king of united Italy?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. In the mid-nineteenth century Italy was divided into seven states, and only Sardinia-Piedmont was ruled by an Italian princely house. In the 1830s Mazzini had proposed a unitary Italian republic.

    1 mark

  2. Chief Minister Cavour, neither a revolutionary nor a democrat, led the unification movement. His tactful diplomatic alliance with France helped Sardinia-Piedmont defeat Austria in 1859.

    1 mark

  3. Garibaldi's forces joined in the south. In 1861 Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed king of united Italy.

    1 mark

Answer: Italy was unified by Sardinia-Piedmont under Cavour and Victor Emmanuel II, with Garibaldi's help, by 1861.

Where the marks are

  • Italy divided into seven states; Mazzini's role (1 mark)
  • Cavour's diplomacy and the 1859 defeat of Austria (1 mark)
  • 1861 proclamation of Victor Emmanuel II as king (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from The Rise of Nationalism in Europe, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2024 board paper, set 32/3/1: every question, by section.

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