WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

NATIONALISM AND THE SPREAD OF DEMOCRACY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following was a goal of the 19th century liberals of Europe?
A
*Republican form of government
B
*Separations of powers
C
*Authority of established churches
D
*Suppression of revolutions
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The main ideas of liberals of the 19th century were committed to individualism, liberty, and equal rights. Explanation: The liberals believed in the ideology in the pursuit of individual and economic freedom and national sovereignty during their movement of the 19th century.

Detailed explanation-2: -Liberalism sought to replace the norms of hereditary privilege, state religion, absolute monarchy, the divine right of kings and traditional conservatism with representative democracy, rule of law and equality under the law.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term ‘liberalism’ derives from the Latin root liber, meaning free. Ideas of national unity in early-nineteenth-century Europe spread through the ideology of liberalism. It stood for freedom for the individual and equality of all before the law. Politically, it emphasised the concept of government by consent.

Detailed explanation-4: -In general, liberalism in Europe is a political movement that supports a broad tradition of individual liberties and constitutionally-limited and democratically accountable government.

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