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Write a note on : (a) Giuseppe Mazzini(b) Count Camillo de Cavour(c) The Greek War of independence[CBSE 2016 (F) Comptt.](d) Frankfurt Parliament(e) The role of women in nationaliststruggles |
| Answer» <html><body><p>a.) Giuseppe Mazzini born in Genoa in 1807, was an Italian revolutionary He was a member of the secret society of the Carbonari. At the age of 24, he was sent into exile in 1831 for attempting a revolution in Liguria. He founded underground societies named ‘Young Italy’ in Marseilles and ‘Young Europe’ in Berne, whose members were like-minded young <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/men-1093516" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MEN">MEN</a> from Poland, France, Italy and the German States.b.)Count Camillo de Cavour was Chief Minister of Sardinia-Piedmont state who led the movement to unify the regions of Italy. He was neither a revolutionary nor a democrat. Like many other wealthy and educated members of the Italian elite, he spoke French much better than he did Italian.c.) This was a successful war of independence waged by Greek revolutionaries between 1821 and 1829 against the Ottoman Empire. The Greeks were supported by the West European countries like the French Kingdom, Great Britain and Russian Empire, while poets and artists hailed Greece as the cradle of European civilisation.d.) The Frankfurt Parliament: It was an all-German <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/national-21808" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about NATIONAL">NATIONAL</a> Assembly formed by the middle-class professionals, businessmen and prosperous artisans belonging to the different German regions. ... This assembly drafted a constitution for a German nation to be headed by a monarchy subject to a parliament.e.) The role of women in nationalist struggles: The issue of extending <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/political-592237" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about POLITICAL">POLITICAL</a> rights to women was a controversial one within the liberal movement, in which large numbers of women had participated actively over the years. Women had formed their own political associations, founded newspapers and taken part in political meetings and demonstrations. Despite this, they were denied suffrage during the election of the Assembly. When the Frankfurt Parliament convened in the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/church-916408" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CHURCH">CHURCH</a> of St. Paul, women were admitted only as observers to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/stand-1223993" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about STAND">STAND</a> in the visitors’ gallery.</p></body></html> | |