Question

Assertion : Developments in France influenced Greek war of Independence which began in the 1821 against the Ottoman Empire. Reason : Guiseppe Garibaldi was a French artist who visualised people of Europe marching in a long chain.

Answer 1

Answer:

assertion is true

but reason is false and not correct explanation to assertion

Answer 2

Correct Question:

Identify if the Assertion or the Reason or both are correct.

Assertion: Developments in France did influenced the Greek war of Independence, beginning in the 1821 against the Ottoman Empire.

Reason:  Garibaldi, a French artist. visualized people of Europe marching in a long chain.

Answer:

The Assertion is found to be correct but the reason being given is found to be incorrect.

Explanation:

• Economic development both inside and outside the Ottoman Empire in the 18th century prospered Greek merchants and sailors, establishing schools and libraries at universities in Western Europe and accumulating the wealth needed to fund the research of young Greeks.
• There they touched on the radical ideas of  European Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and Romantic nationalism. Members of the large, educated and influential  Greek diaspora, such as Adamantios Korais and Antimos Gazis had these ideas with the dual purpose of strengthening the identity of the people and raising the level of education.
• They tried to tell the Greeks in  a process known as the Modern Greek Enlightenment, achieved by the proliferation of Greek books, pamphlets, and other writings. This started the Greek nationalism movement paving way to the war for independence.
• Thus, the Greek war of independence was influenced by the French revolution but not due to the reason mentioned.

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