WORLD HISTORY

NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In revolutionary France, who were given the right to vote?
A
All men
B
All men and women
C
Men with property
D
All property owning men and women
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In revolutionary France, Suffrage was extended only to men who owned property. Non-propertied men and women were excluded from political rights. For a brief period, under the Jacobins, voting rights were extended to all adult males, but women were again excluded from such rights.

Detailed explanation-2: -Under the Jacobin constitution, all people were given the right to vote.

Detailed explanation-3: -In France, the right to vote and election was granted only to property-owning men. Men without property and all women were excluded from political rights. During the period of Jacobins, all adult males were granted right to vote.

Detailed explanation-4: -On the morning of August 10, they growled the palace of Tuileries, massacred the king’s guards, and held the king hostage for several hours. Later the Assembly voted to arrest the royal family. Elections happened. From then on, all men of 21 years and above nonetheless of wealth, got the right to vote.

Detailed explanation-5: -It was finally in 1946 that women in France won the right to vote.

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