WORLD HISTORY

NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What idea did the French armies carry abroad through the revolutionary wars?
A
Despotism
B
Nationalism
C
War Strategies
D
Violence and bloodshed
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -With the outbreak of the revolutionary wars, the French armies began to carry the idea of nationalism abroad.

Detailed explanation-2: -The French Revolution was a historic event and inspired people all over Europe. It spread the ideas of liberty, equality and fraternity and generated the spirit of nationalism. The feeling of brotherhood and oneness inspired people. Nations began to be formed by those who shared a common history.

Detailed explanation-3: -Although they experienced early disastrous defeats, the revolutionary armies successfully expelled foreign forces from French soil and then overran many neighboring countries, establishing client republics. Leading generals included Napoleon Bonaparte, Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, André Masséna and Jean Victor Marie Moreau.

Detailed explanation-4: -The events of French Revolution which had influenced the people belonging to other parts of Europe: Students and other members of educated middle class began to set up Jacobin clubs. Their activities and campaigns prepared the way for the French armies. The French armies began to carry the idea of nationalism abroad.

Detailed explanation-5: -When the news of the events in France reached the different cities of Europe, students and other members of educated middle classes began setting up Jacobin clubs. Their activities and campaigns prepared the way for the French armies which moved into Holland, Belgium, Switzerland and much of Italy in the 1790s.

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