Question

How the spirit of nationalism of the 19th century different from that of first half of the century?

Answer 1

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In the first half of the 19th Century:

• Nationalism in the first half of the early-nineteenth-century Europe were closely allied to the ideology of liberalism.
• The role of revolutionaries was prominent.
• Age of 1830-1848 was known as the age of revolutions
• This was the age of movements like romanticism

In the second half of 19th Century:

• After 1848, nationalism in Europe moved away from its association with democracy and revolution.
• Nationalist sentiments were often mobilised by conservatives for promoting state power and achieving political domination over Europe.