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Describe the ideology of liberalism in 19th century |
| Answer» The ideology of liberalism allied with Nationalism in the following ways:\tIn the political sense, liberalism stood for freedom for the individual and equality of all before the law.\tIt emphasized the concept of government by consent. It stood for the end of autocracy and clerical privileges.\xa0It emphasized the inviolability of private property.\tIt believed in a constitution and representative government through Parliament.\tFrom the very beginning, universal suffrage i.e. voting rights were\xa0granted only to the property-owning men, excluding men without property and all women. However, throughout the nineteenth century and early twenties, many movements were organised demanding equal political rights.\xa0 | |