How did language help strengthen nationalist feeling?
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Correct answer: By connecting people with a common identity
Language is a major carrier of culture, memory and collective identity. When people read, speak or sing in a common language, they can share stories, historical memories and political ideas more easily. Nationalists therefore used language to unite communities and distinguish them from foreign rulers or neighbouring groups. Option A is correct. The other choices describe unrelated economic, geographical or military effects and do not explain how language creates national identity.
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By connecting people with a common identity
Why is this the correct answer?
Language is a major carrier of culture, memory and collective identity. When people read, speak or sing in a common language, they can share stories, historical memories and political ideas more easily. Nationalists therefore used language to unite communities and distinguish them from foreign rulers or neighbouring groups. Option A is correct. The other choices describe unrelated economic, geographical or military effects and do not explain how language creates national identity.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Social Science question. Chapter: The Age of Industrialisation. Topic: The Making of Nationalism in Europe (Aristocracy, New Middle Class, Liberal Nationalism).
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