Question

what did liberal nationalism stand for in Europe? (ans in detail)

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Liberal Nationalism stood for many things- individual freedom, equality before the law, representative government & constitution as well as the inviolability of private property. Liberal Nationalists in the economic sphere:

1. Liberalism stood for freedom of markets. They wanted to remove all restrictions of state on the movement of goods and capital.

2. Napoleon's regime had created different currencies, weights, measures and customs duties for each state. Liberalists wanted a unified economic territory.

3. A customs union from Prussia that was joined by many German states removed all tariffs and reduced the currencies from thirty to two.

4. The economic nationalism and unification further contributed to the nationalist sentiments.

Hope this will help you

Answer 2

In Europe, liberal nationalism stood for the freedom of each individual and also for equality among all.

• Politics-wise, liberal nationalism brought about the selection of the government by the public.
• This means the public would have the power to choose who their government would be.
• It dealt with the freedom of each irrespective of the class or status.
• Equality before the law of all individuals irrespective of status was also brought about.
• It also brought about the removal of the restrictions that were imposed by the state on goods and capital.

#SPJ6