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How did the French… (Class 10 Social Science 2025, Q30a)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 32/2/1 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 30(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/2/1, section D, question 30(a), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q30(a) · 5 marks · Long answerThe Rise of Nationalism in Europe

How did the French Revolution spread the spirit of nationalism in Europe? Explain with suitable arguments.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 32/2/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Begin with 1789 and who held sovereignty.

Hint 2

What did French armies do in the 1790s?

Hint 3

What were the Jacobin clubs?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. The French Revolution of 1789 was the first clear expression of nationalism. Sovereignty passed from the monarchy to the French citizens.

    1 mark

  2. Revolutionaries introduced measures and practices to create a collective identity among the French people.

    1 mark

  3. They declared it the mission of the French nation to liberate the peoples of Europe from despotism and help them become nations.

    1 mark

  4. News of the events led students and the educated middle classes in other European cities to set up Jacobin clubs.

    1 mark

  5. Their activities prepared the way for French armies, which moved into Holland, Belgium, Switzerland and much of Italy in the 1790s. In the revolutionary wars the armies carried nationalism abroad.

    1 mark

Answer: Through transfer of sovereignty, collective identity, Jacobin clubs and the revolutionary wars, nationalism spread across Europe.

Where the marks are

  • First expression of nationalism; sovereignty to citizens (1 mark)
  • Measures creating collective identity (1 mark)
  • Mission to liberate Europe from despotism (1 mark)
  • Jacobin clubs in European cities (1 mark)
  • French armies carried nationalism abroad (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 paper2025 board paper, set 32/2/1: every question, by section.

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