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 classes 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, the 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 disband.

(i) Which one of the following statements correctly describe the events of February

Revolution of 1848 in France.

(a) Abdication of the monarch

(b) A Republic based on universal male suffrage.

(c) A Republic based on universal suffrage.

(d) Both (a) and (b)

(ii) Identify the demands of liberal middle class for the creation of a nation state.

(a) constitution freedom of the press.

(b) freedom of association

(c) freedom of religion

(d) Both (a) and (b)

(iii) …………Drafted a constitution for a German Nation to be headed by monarchy subject

to Parliament.

(a) German national assembly

(b) Frankfurt parliament

(c) general assembly

(d) None of the above.

(iv) The German Parliament was dominated by the middle classes Who

(a) resisted the demand of worker and artisans

(b) lost the support of worker and artisans

(c) both (a) and (b)

(d) None of the above​

Answer 1

Answer:

I don't no

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