Question

“Ideas of national unity in the early nineteenth century Europe were closely allied to the ideology of liberalism.” Examine the statement.

Answer 1

The ideology of liberalism allied with nationalism in the following ways:

1. Liberalism stood for freedom for the individual and equality of all before the law.
2. It emphasised the concept of government by consent.
3. Liberalism had stood for the end of autocracy and clerical privileges.
4. It believed in a constitution and representative government through parliament.