Why can the new middle class be called a major carrier of nationalist ideas?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Because it demanded political rights, economic freedom and national unity
The new middle class was connected with commerce, education, professions and industry. These groups benefited from secure markets, legal equality, civil liberties and representative institutions. They therefore spread liberal nationalist ideas that linked individual rights with a united nation. Option A is correct. Feudal dues, permanent absolutism and hostility to trade would protect older structures rather than express middle-class nationalism.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
Because it demanded political rights, economic freedom and national unity
Why is this the correct answer?
The new middle class was connected with commerce, education, professions and industry. These groups benefited from secure markets, legal equality, civil liberties and representative institutions. They therefore spread liberal nationalist ideas that linked individual rights with a united nation. Option A is correct. Feudal dues, permanent absolutism and hostility to trade would protect older structures rather than express middle-class nationalism.
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).
