How should the role of the people in German and Italian unification be understood in a balanced way?
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Correct answer: The people’s national feeling was important, but organised leadership gave it political form
National feeling among ordinary people, students, intellectuals, volunteers, and citizens created support for the idea of a common nation. However, feeling alone could not remove dynastic governments or change political borders. In Germany, Bismarck, Prussia, and the army directed the decisive process; in Italy, leaders such as Cavour, Garibaldi, and Victor Emmanuel II organised diplomacy, campaigns, and government. Therefore popular nationalism and structured leadership must be considered together. The other options either erase popular participation or exaggerate it as completely spontaneous.
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The people’s national feeling was important, but organised leadership gave it political form
Why is this the correct answer?
National feeling among ordinary people, students, intellectuals, volunteers, and citizens created support for the idea of a common nation. However, feeling alone could not remove dynastic governments or change political borders. In Germany, Bismarck, Prussia, and the army directed the decisive process; in Italy, leaders such as Cavour, Garibaldi, and Victor Emmanuel II organised diplomacy, campaigns, and government. Therefore popular nationalism and structured leadership must be considered together. The other options either erase popular participation or exaggerate it as completely spontaneous.
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 Germany and Italy.
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