Which modern idea was strengthened by the French Revolution?
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Correct answer: Nation and citizenship
The French Revolution weakened the political authority of monarchy, challenged privileges based on birth and introduced the idea that citizens formed a nation with common rights. It therefore strengthened modern nationalism, along with the linked ideas of the nation and citizenship. Option B is correct. Divine right, feudal privilege and hereditary rule belonged to the older order that revolutionary ideas questioned rather than strengthened.
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Nation and citizenship
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The French Revolution weakened the political authority of monarchy, challenged privileges based on birth and introduced the idea that citizens formed a nation with common rights. It therefore strengthened modern nationalism, along with the linked ideas of the nation and citizenship. Option B is correct. Divine right, feudal privilege and hereditary rule belonged to the older order that revolutionary ideas questioned rather than strengthened.
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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