What was the main purpose of ideas such as fatherland and citizen?
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Correct answer: To create a feeling of shared nationhood and equal citizenship
The governing concept is the creation of a nation of citizens. ‘Fatherland’ encouraged people to identify with a common national homeland, while ‘citizen’ presented them as members of an equal political community rather than subjects of a king. Hence option D is correct. The other choices support monarchy, feudalism or political division, which contradict the revolutionary goal.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
To create a feeling of shared nationhood and equal citizenship
Why is this the correct answer?
The governing concept is the creation of a nation of citizens. ‘Fatherland’ encouraged people to identify with a common national homeland, while ‘citizen’ presented them as members of an equal political community rather than subjects of a king. Hence option D is correct. The other choices support monarchy, feudalism or political division, which contradict the revolutionary goal.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Social Science question. Chapter: The Age of Industrialisation. Topic: The French Revolution and the Idea of the Nation.
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