What risk did the use of past glory in Balkan nationalism create?
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Correct answer: Conflict over present borders based on old claims
Historical memory can strengthen collective identity, but it can also be used to justify present-day territorial claims. In the Balkans, memories of earlier kingdoms or periods of glory encouraged groups to demand lands they considered historically theirs. Such claims overlapped and produced rivalry. Option A is correct; B, C, and D describe effects opposite to the political use of history in nationalist mobilisation.
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Conflict over present borders based on old claims
Why is this the correct answer?
Historical memory can strengthen collective identity, but it can also be used to justify present-day territorial claims. In the Balkans, memories of earlier kingdoms or periods of glory encouraged groups to demand lands they considered historically theirs. Such claims overlapped and produced rivalry. Option A is correct; B, C, and D describe effects opposite to the political use of history in nationalist mobilisation.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Social Science question. Chapter: The Age of Industrialisation. Topic: Nationalism and Imperialism.
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