QA The Rise Of Nationalism in Europe
The Rise Of Nationalism in Europe Answer the following questions- Q. Describe steps taken by the French revolutionaries to create a sense of collective identity amongst the French people. Answer: French revolutionaries introduced various other measures such as: 1. The Estate General was elected by the body of active citizens and renamed the National Assembly. 2. New hymns were composed, oaths taken and martyrs commemorated all in the name of the nation. 3. A centralized administrative system was put in place and it formulated uniform laws for all citizens within its territory. 4. Internal customs, duties and dues were abolished and a uniform system of weights and measures was adopted. 5. Regional dialects were discouraged and French, as it was spoken and written in Paris, became the common language of the nation. 6. They further declared that it was the mission and the destiny of the French nation to liberate the people of Europe from despotism and help them to b...