Question

Parallel to the revolts of the poor, unemployed and starving peasants and workers in many European
countries in the year 1848, a revolution led by the educated middle class was under way. Events of
February 1848 in France had brought about the abdication of the monarch and a republic based on
universal male suffrage had been proclaimed. In other parts of Europe where independent nation-states
did not yet exist-such as Germany, Italy, Poland and Austro-Hungarian Empire- men and women of the
liberal middle classes combined their demands for constitutionalism with national unification. They took
advantage of the growing popular unrest to push their demands for the creation of a nation-state on
parliamentary principles - a constitution, freedom of the press and freedom of association. In the
German regions a large number of political associations whose members were middle -class
professionals, businessmen and prosperous artisans came together in the city of Frankfurt and decided
to vote for an all-German National Assembly. On 18 May 1848,831 elected representatives marched in a
festive procession to take their places in the Frankfurt parliament convened in the church of St. Paul.
They drafted a constitution for a German nation to be headed by a monarchy subject to a parliament.
When the deputies offered the crown on these terms to Friedrich Wilhelm IV, King of Prussia, he
rejected it and joined other monarchs to oppose the elected assembly. While the opposition of the
aristocracy and military became stronger, the social basis of parliament eroded. The parliament was
dominated by the middle classes who resisted the demands of workers and artisans and consequently
lost their support. In the end troops were called in and the assembly was forced to disbands
1.The Frankfurt parliament failed to achieve its goal because
a) Women were excluded from the membership.
b) It did not have the support of the peasants.
c) Kaiser william refused to accept the crown and opposed the assembly.
d) None of the above.
2. which of the following is not correct with respect to the frankfurt parliament?
a) Large number of political associations decided to vote for an all-German National Assembly.
b) The Frankfurt parliament convened in the church of St Paul.

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c) The opposition of the aristocracy and military to the parliament grew stronger.
d) The social basis of parliament eroded because it was dominated by the prosperous artisans

3.The strong demand of the emerging middle-classes in Europe during the 19 th century was-
a) The demand of the constitutionalism with national unification.

b) The demand of new commercial classes.
c) The demands of a unified economic province.
d) All of these.
4. Which of the following title best describes the given extract?
a) A new conservatism after 1815
b) THE aristocracy and the new middle class
c) The revolution of the liberals
d) Nationalism and imperialism

Answer 1

Answer:

1 - (D)

2 - (A)

3 - (D)

4 - (C)

Answer 2

Answer:

1. (c)

2. (d)

3. (a)

4. (d)

Explanation:

1. (c) The Frankfurt Parliament failed to to achieve its goal because Kaiser William refused to accept the crown and opposed the assembly.

2. (d) The social basis of parliament was eroded and it was not dominated by the prosperous artisans.

• In the Frankfurt Parliament , the support of artisan and workers in the parliament was lost and they were dominates by the prosperous artisans.

3. (a) The strong demand of the emerging middle-class in Europe during the 19th century was The demand of the constitutionalism with national unification.

4. (d) The best title that describes the given extract was Nationalism and Imperialism.

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