WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The European response to the rise and fall of Napoleon’s empire helped to spread the idea of-
A
nationalism
B
human rights
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The ideas of liberty and equality were spreading all over Europe which Napoleon had brought with him. People were rising against any autocratic system which opposed the ideas of liberalism or equality. The countries of Europe inspired by the idea of nationalism rose against him.

Detailed explanation-2: -European states decided to attack the disrupted French army. Napoleon remained in exile until his death. After the fall of Napoleon, there was an increase in conservatism, an increase in nationalism and the establishment of a European balance of power.

Detailed explanation-3: -Even as it spread conflict, Napoleon’s conquests spread the new ideas and new institutions of the French Revolution throughout Europe. The countries he occupied had versions of the Napoleonic Code imposed on them, forming the legal basis for much of Continental European law today.

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