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Test: The Rise of Nationalism in Europe - 2 - Question 1

What major issue was criticised against by the liberal nationalists?

Detailed Solution: Question 1

One of the principal concerns taken up by the liberal nationalists who criticised the new conservative order, was the freedom of the press. They wanted to rescue the memoirs of the French Revolution inspired them.

Test: The Rise of Nationalism in Europe - 2 - Question 2

Assertion: In the areas conquered by Napoleon the reactions of the local population were mixed.
Reason: Increased taxation, censorship etc. outweigh the advantages of administrative changes.

Detailed Solution: Question 2

The local population of the conquered area showed mixed reactions to the French rule.
1 (a) in many places and cities , the French armies we're welcomed as the savior of liberty.
(b) people hoped that the French armies will promote freedom on their land .

2 (a) on the other hand when people's political freedom was restricted they became hostile irrespective of the benefits of administrative reforms.
(b) increase in tax censorship and forced and essential services to the French armies were some of the measures taken by the French rule , which made the local population hostile.

Test: The Rise of Nationalism in Europe - 2 - Question 3

Who among the following formed the secret society called ‘Young Italy’?

Detailed Solution: Question 3

Mazzini organized a new political society called Young Italy. Young Italy was a secret society formed to promote Italian unification: "One, free, independent, republican nation."

Test: The Rise of Nationalism in Europe - 2 - Question 4

Name the Italian revolutionary from Genoa.

Detailed Solution: Question 4

Giuseppe Mazzini, (born June 22, 1805, Genoa [Italy]—died March 10, 1872, Pisa, Italy), Genoese propagandist and revolutionary, founder of the secret revolutionary society Young Italy (1832), and a champion of the movement for Italian unity known as the Risorgimento.

Test: The Rise of Nationalism in Europe - 2 - Question 5

Assertion: Conservatives believed that established traditional institutions of state and society should be preserved.
Reason: Zollverein was formed to preserve conservatism.

Detailed Solution: Question 5

Its true that Conservatives wanted gradual change and believed that established traditional institutions of state and society should be preserved but the reason is not correct because Zolleverien is custom union, it doesn't relate to the preservation/conservatism.

Test: The Rise of Nationalism in Europe - 2 - Question 6

Elle, the measuring unit in Germany was used to measure:

Detailed Solution: Question 6

Elle, the measuring unit in Germany was used to measure cloth.

Test: The Rise of Nationalism in Europe - 2 - Question 7

What was ‘Young Italy’?

Detailed Solution: Question 7

Young Italy (Italian: La Giovine Italia) was a political movement for Italian youth (under age 40) founded in 1831 by Giuseppe Mazzini.

Test: The Rise of Nationalism in Europe - 2 - Question 8

Assertion: Treaty of Constantinople was signed in 1832.
Reason: Under this treaty, Greece was recognised as an independent nation.

Detailed Solution: Question 8

The Treaty of Constantinople of 1832 recognised Greece independence and various parts of Europe saw the rise of nationalism and liberalism and wanted to rebel against autocratic forces.

Test: The Rise of Nationalism in Europe - 2 - Question 9

Zollverein started in 1834 in Prussia refers to a:

Detailed Solution: Question 9

The Zollverein (pronounced [ˈtsɔlfɛɐ̯ˌʔaɪn]), or German Customs Union, was a coalition of German states formed to manage tariffs and economic policies within their territories.

Test: The Rise of Nationalism in Europe - 2 - Question 10

Who was proclaimed the King of United Italy, in 1861?

Detailed Solution: Question 10

The Kingdom of Italy (Italian: Regno d'Italia) was a state which existed from 1861—when King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy—until 1946—when civil discontent led an institutional referendum to abandon the monarchy and form the modern Italian Republic.

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