Analyse the role played by middle classes in the making of new nations
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In Western and many parts of Central Europe the growth of industrial production andtrade meant the growth of towns and the emergence of economic commercial classes.England was industrialised from the second half of the eighteenth century and in Franceand parts of the German states, this took shape only in the nineteenth century. Newsocial groups came into being: a working-class population, and middle classes made up of industrialists, businessmen, professionals. In Central and Eastern Europe thesegroups were smaller in number till late nineteenth century. It was among the educated,liberal middle classes that ideas of national unity following the abolition of aristocraticprivileges gained popularity. For the new middle classes liberalism stood for freedomfor the individual and equality of all before the law.
[From NCERT History Textbook Pg. 9]
Answer:
5. In Western and many parts of Central Europe the growth of industrial production and
trade meant the growth of towns and the emergence of economic commercial classes.
England was industrialised from the second half of the eighteenth century and in France
and parts of the German states, this took shape only in the nineteenth century. New
social groups came into being: a working-class population, and middle classes made
up of industrialists, businessmen, professionals. In Central and Eastern Europe these
groups were smaller in number till late nineteenth century. It was among the educated,
liberal middle classes that ideas of national unity following the abolition of aristocratic
privileges gained popularity. For the new middle classes liberalism stood for freedom
for the individual and equality of all before the law.
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