History chap 1 - intro pages

Question 1

The famous painter

Answer 1

Frederic Sorrieu

Question 2

Date of painting

Answer 2

1848

Question 3

artist belonged to?

Answer 3

He was french

Question 4

How many prints

Answer 4

4

Question 5

What do the prints depict?

Answer 5

A world made out of ‘social’ and ‘democratic’ republics

Question 6

In the 1st print, homage to what

Answer 6

The statue of liberty (female figure)

Question 7

What is The statue of liberty holding

Answer 7

1 hand - the torch of enlightenment on the other - charter of rights of man

Question 8

Which people are shown?

Answer 8

Americans and Europeans all ages, castes, social status etc etc

Question 9

How are the countries and its people differentiated?

Answer 9

By country flags nd national costumes

Question 10

Leading the march and way past liberty which counties?

Answer 10

United states and Switzerland

Question 11

Foreground has?

Answer 11

Remains of absolutist institutions

Question 12

Absolutist meaning?

Answer 12

Literally - govt having to restraint on pwr, historically - monarchial govt

Question 13

Vision is said to be?

Answer 13

Utopian

Question 14

Utopian meaning

Answer 14

Too ideal and unlikely to exsist

Question 15

The countries leading(USA nd Switzerland) were what by that time

Answer 15

Already nation states!

Question 16

Where is France in the march

Answer 16

It has just reached the statute

Question 17

How do you identify France in the march

Answer 17

Using its revolutionary tricolor flag

Question 18

Which country follows France

Answer 18

Germany

Question 19

What is interesting in the placement of Germany behind France in the march?

Answer 19

It wasn’t a nation state bck then

Question 20

What does Germany’s presence depict?

Answer 20

It is an expression of liberal hope to unify Germany and become a nation state soon!

Question 21

What is on the top of the picture? What does it symbolize?

Answer 21

Christ, saints and angels are gazing from heavens this symbolizes fraternity among the different nations

Question 22

Nationalism emerged as a ……… that bought sweeping changes in …………. and ………… of Europe

Answer 22

force, political and mental world

Question 23

End result of nationalism?

Answer 23

Formation of nation states.

Question 24

Which notion had been in people’s mind since long

Answer 24

modern state

Question 25

Modern state meaning

Answer 25

In it a centralized power exercises sovereign control over a defined territory

Question 26

Nation state meaning

Answer 26

In it the citizens, not only the rulers have a sense of common identity and shared history, it is developed thru historical struggles, sacrifices, actions of leaders and common people!

Question 27

The philosophers name

Answer 27

Ernest Renan

Question 28

philosopher was a

Answer 28

French person

Question 29

philosopher gave lecture at and on what?

Answer 29

at the university of sorbonne on what is a nation

Question 30

philosopher gave lecture when

Answer 30

In 1882

Question 31

lecture was later released as a? title?

Answer 31

essay with the title - ‘what is a nation?’

Question 32

What is a nation according to Ernest Renan?

Answer 32

Nation is not formed by people of a common religions/langs/race etc it is formed by long pasts of struggles, sacrifices, will to have a good future, heroic deeds.

Question 33

Ernest’s take on control and power

Answer 33

The inhabitants form the nation and they must be consulted in how it is to be ruled rather than 1 king or ruler! It also guarantees liberalism which wouldn’t have been if only 1 ruler was to rule the whole world

Question 34

Meaning of plebiscite

Answer 34

Direct vote that lets the people of a region accept or reject a proposal