introduction of nationalism in europe Flashcards
who was fredric sorrieu
he was a french artist
what did fredric sorrieu prepare
in 1848 fredric sorrieu prepared a series of prints visualising his dreams of a world made up of ‘democratic and social republics’, as he called them.
what did the first print of the series of fredric sorreiu’s painting show
the first print of series shows the people of europe and america men and women of all ages and social classes- marching in a long train, and offering homage to the statue of liberty as they pass by it.
who personified liberty
a female figure
list some points of fredric sorreiu’s painting
the statue of liberty, the torch of enlightenment she bears in one hand and the charter of the rights of the man in other.
one the earth in the foreground of the image lie the shattered remains of the symbols of the absolutist institutions.
what is absolutist
in history the term refers to a form of monarchial government that was centralised, militarised and repressive
what is utopian
a vison of a society that is so ideal that it is unlikely to actually exist
what was in sorieu’s utopian vision
in sorrieu’s utopian vision, the people of the world are grouped as distinct nations, identified through their flags and national costume.
leading the procession, way past the statue of liberty, are the united states and switzerland, which by this time were already nation states.
france identifiable by the revolutionary tricolour, has just reached the statue.
she is followed by the people of germany bearing black red and gold flag
following the german people are the people of austria, the kingdom of the two sicilies, lombardy poland england ireland hungary and russia.
from the heavens above, Christ, saints and angels gaze upon the scene.
they have been used by the artist to smbolise fraternity among the nations of the world.
what did nationalism do in the nineteenth century
the nationalism emerged forced which brought sweeping changes in the political and mental world of europe.
what was the end result of these sweeping changing
the end result of these changes was the emrgence of the nation state in place of the multi national dynastic empires of europe.
what was a nation sate
a nation state was one in which the majority of its citizens and not only its rulers, came to develop a sense of common identity and a shared history or descent[ancestory].
did the commonness exist from the time immemorial? how did it forge
the commonness did not exist from the time immemorial; it was forged through struggles[ against common enemy] through the actions of leaders and the common people
