Greek independence war
Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire from the 15th century. The struggle for independence of the Greeks started in 1821 with the progress of revolutionary nationalism in Europe. Nationalists in Greece also received support from many people in Western Europe along with the Greeks living in exile who were sympathetic to the ancient Greek culture. Poets and artists praised Greece as the cradle of European civilization and gathered people together for the struggle of Greece against a Muslim empire. The British poet Lord Byron collected money and later went to fight the war. Where he died of fever in 1824 AD. Finally, the Treaty of Kustuntunia in 1832 AD recognized Greece as an independent nation.
Write in brief
1. Write a note on:
a) Guiseppe Mazzini
b) Count Camillo de Cavour
c) The Greek war of independence
d) Frankfurt parliament
e) The role of women in nationalist struggles
2. What steps did the French revolutionaries take to create a sense of collective
identity among the French people?
3. Who were Marianne and Germania? What was the importance of the way in
which they were portrayed?
4. Briefly trace the process of German unification.
5. What changes did Napoleon introduce to make the administrative system more
efficient in the territories ruled by him?
Discuss
1. Explain what is meant by the 1848 revolution of the liberals. What were the political, social
and economic ideas supported by the liberals?
2. Choose three examples to show the contribution of culture to the growth of nationalism
in Europe.
3. Through a focus on any two countries, explain how nations developed over the nineteenth
century.
4. How was the history of nationalism in Britain unlike the rest of Europe?
5. Why did nationalist tensions emerge in the Balkans?