WORLD HISTORY

NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is true with reference to Romanticism?
A
Concept of government by consent
B
Freedom for the individual
C
Cultural movement
D
Freedom of Markets
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -To form a particular nationalist sentiment, a cultural movement arose which was known as Romanticism. Romantic poets and artists focused on mystical feelings, intuition and emotions. This was done to create a basis for a nation through common cultural past and shared collective heritage.

Detailed explanation-2: -The term “Romanticism” refers to this period of cultural shift and generally extends from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth century. A new emphasis on the individual and the self led to suspicion of the restraints imposed by social institutions and an increased attention to the inner psychological life.

Detailed explanation-3: -Romanticism was characterized by its emphasis on emotion and individualism, clandestine literature, paganism, idealization of nature, suspicion of science and industrialization, as well as glorification of the past with a strong preference for the medieval rather than the classical.

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