MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Other countries decided to revolt too because of what they saw happening in France.
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Countries saw the devotion and pride that the French people took in their country and decided to have these same values.
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There was no longer a church that had “supreme power” in the land.
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The French people created the word “nationalism” and other countries decided to use it in their vocabulary.
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Detailed explanation-1: -French nationalism emerged during the Hundred Years’ War, which consisted of a series of intermittent conflicts with the Kingdom of England. The wars produced a great icon of French nationalism, Joan of Arc. The Catholic religion also played a major role after the Protestant Reformation.
Detailed explanation-2: -French idea of a nation The political and constitutional changes that came in the wake of the French Revolution led to the transfer of sovereignty from the monarchy to a body of French citizens. The revolution proclaimed that it was the people who would henceforth constitute the nation and shape its destiny.
Detailed explanation-3: -The French Revolution helped introduce nationalism in Europe, for it changed France’s entire system of government, defined citizens’ rights, and developed a set of national symbols. The Revolution also spread nationalism to other countries. Some foreigners embraced the new ideas.
Detailed explanation-4: -The French Revolution in 1789 was an influential event that marked the age of revolutions in Europe. The major outcome of the revolution was the formation of a constitutional monarchy and a sizeable reduction in the royal and feudal privileges.