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One-liners — The Rise of Nationalism in Europe

Chapter 1 · Class 10 History

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Key Facts (20) — One-liner Revision

Mentor-curated facts for last-mile revision. Each line is exam-grade — dates, names, and turning points you can quickly memorise.

  1. Frederic Sorrieu, a French artist, made his four-print series 'Dream of Worldwide Democratic and Social Republics' in 1848.

  2. Ernst Renan delivered 'What is a Nation?' at the Sorbonne in 1882.

  3. The French Revolution of 1789 transferred sovereignty from monarchy to citizens.

  4. Napoleon's Civil Code of 1804 abolished birth-based privileges and secured property rights.

  5. Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Leipzig in 1813.

  6. The Vienna Congress of 1815 was hosted by Austrian Chancellor Duke Metternich.

  7. The Treaty of Vienna 1815 restored the Bourbon dynasty in France.

  8. The Zollverein, a customs union led by Prussia, was formed in 1834 and abolished tariff barriers.

  9. Giuseppe Mazzini, born in Genoa in 1805, founded Young Italy in Marseilles and Young Europe in Berne.

  10. The Greek war of independence began in 1821; the Treaty of Constantinople of 1832 recognised Greek independence.

  11. Lord Byron, the English poet, died of fever in 1824 while fighting for the Greeks.

  12. The Grimm Brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm, were born in Hanau in 1785 and 1786 and published their first folktale collection in 1812.

  13. Silesian weavers revolted against contractors in 1845; eleven were shot by the army.

  14. On 18 May 1848, 831 elected representatives convened the Frankfurt parliament at the Church of St Paul.

  15. Friedrich Wilhelm IV, King of Prussia, rejected the crown offered by the Frankfurt parliament.

  16. Bismarck unified Germany through three wars — against Denmark, Austria and France — between 1864 and 1871.

  17. Kaiser William I was proclaimed German Emperor at Versailles on 18 January 1871.

  18. Garibaldi's Expedition of the Thousand entered the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1860; his volunteers were called Red Shirts.

  19. Victor Emmanuel II became king of united Italy in 1861; Rome joined in 1870.

  20. The Act of Union 1707 united England and Scotland; Ireland was absorbed into the UK in 1801.

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