Class 10 Social Science — Chapter 1: The Rise of Nationalism in Europe

What you'll learn

• ▸The Vision of the Nation-State
• ▸Defining a Nation: Ernst Renan's Perspective
• ▸The French Revolution and Forging National Identity
• ▸The Napoleonic Code (Civil Code of 1804)
• ▸European Reaction to French Rule
• ▸The Structure of 18th-Century European Society

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- SECTION I EVENTS AND PROCESSES © NCERT not to be republished Reprint 2025-26 --- PAGE 2 --- © NCERT not to be republished Reprint 2025-26 --- PAGE 3 --- The Rise of Nationalism in Europe 1066CH01 Fig. 1 – The Dream of Worldwide Democratic and Social Republics – The Pact Between Nations, a print prepared by Frédéric Sorrieu, 1848. In 1848, Frédéric Sorrieu, a French artist, prepared a series of four prints visualising his dream of a world made up of ‘democratic and social Republics’, as he called them. The first print (Fig. 1) of the series, shows the peoples of Europe and America – men and women of all ages and social classes – marching in a long train, and offering homage to the statue of Liberty as they pass by it. As you would recall, artists of the time of the French Revolution personified Liber…

Practice Questions from this Chapter

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1. Explain how nations form. Get Solution →
2. Describe absolute monarchy's impact. Get Solution →
3. Compare nationalism with patriotism. Get Solution →
4. Who was the French artist that prepared a series of four prints visualizing his dream of a world made up of 'democratic and social Republics' in 1848? Get Solution →
5. According to the text, what did the French Revolution personify 'Liberty' as? Get Solution →
6. What is the definition of a 'plebiscite' as provided in the chapter? Get Solution →
7. The first clear expression of nationalism is said to have come with which event in 1789? Get Solution →
8. What were the ideas of 'la patrie' and 'le citoyen' meant to emphasize? Get Solution →

Did you know?

• 💡 The Danish flag holds the record as the world's oldest national flag.
• 💡 Some countries, like Chad and Romania, use nearly identical national flags.
• 💡 Belgium, a European nation, officially recognizes three different languages.
• 💡 The guillotine, a symbol of revolution, aimed for a more humane execution.
• 💡 The idea of a united nation-state is relatively modern, only becoming common after the 18th century.

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