Unit 2

Question 1

Important factors that led to the Rise of Nationalism in
Europe

Answer 1

• Rise of Middle Class
• Spread of Ideology of Liberalism
• The New Script of Conservatism
• The Treaty of Vienna
• The Rise of Nationalism

Question 2

Aristocracy

Answer 2

• They owned estates and properties in both the countryside and townhouses.
• They spoke French and were a numerically small group.
• They were also united by a common way of life

Question 3

Peasantry

Answer 3

They were the majority in numbers.

Question 4

Middle Class

Answer 4

• Due to industrialization, new social groups such as the working class
  and middle class emerged.
• The middle class consisted of industrialists, businessmen, and
  professionals.
• Among the educated, liberal middle class, the idea of national unity gained popularity

Question 5

Meaning of Liberal Nationalism:

Answer 5

• Liberalism for the middle classes meant individual freedom and equality before the law.
• Economically, liberalism stood for free markets and the abolition
• of state-imposed restrictions on trade.
• Zollverein abolished tariffs and reduced trade barriers.

Question 6

New Conservatism after 1815

Answer 6

Following Napoleon’s defeat in 1815, conservatism emerged as a
prominent ideology, advocating for the preservation of traditional
institutions such as the monarchy, the church, social hierarchies,
property, and family.

Question 7

Napolean Bonaparte Got
Defeated in WaterLoo
1815.
He was defeated by…….

Answer 7

B-PRAK
B - BRITAIN
P - PRUSSIA
R - RUSSIA
A - AUSTRIA
K - Killed

Question 8

Treaty of Vienna (1815)

Answer 8

• Restored Bourbon dynasty in France.
• Created states to prevent French expansion.
• German confederation unchanged.
• Aimed to restore overthrown monarchies.
• Involvement of powers that defeated Napoleon.
• New autocratic regimes intolerant of criticism.