Polish Language as a Weapon of National Resistance in 19th Century Poland
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Polish Language as a Weapon of National Resistance in 19th Century Poland

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Eastern and Central Europe were under ______ monarchies within the territories of which lived diverse peoples.

autocratic

The _____________ ruled over Austria-Hungary, which was a patchwork of many different regions and peoples.

Habsburg Empire

In ___________, an armed rebellion against Russian rule took place

1831

In Hungary, half of the population spoke ______ while the other half spoke a variety of dialects.

<p>Magyar</p> Signup and view all the answers

Polish was used for Church gatherings and all religious ______

<p>instruction</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Galicia, the aristocracy spoke ______.

<p>Polish</p> Signup and view all the answers

A large number of priests and bishops were put in jail or sent to ______ by the Russian authorities

<p>Siberia</p> Signup and view all the answers

Besides the three dominant groups, there also lived within the boundaries of the empire a mass of subject peasant peoples – Bohemians and Slovaks to the north, Slovenes in Carniola, Croats to the south, and Roumans to the east in ______.

<p>Transylvania</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Grimm brothers were born in the German city of ______ in 1785 and 1786 respectively

<p>Hanau</p> Signup and view all the answers

The only tie binding these diverse groups together was a common allegiance to the ______.

<p>emperor</p> Signup and view all the answers

The brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm developed an interest in collecting old ______

<p>folktales</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Grimm brothers published a 33-volume dictionary of the ______ language

<p>German</p> Signup and view all the answers

The union abolished tariff barriers and reduced the number of currencies from over thirty to ______.

<p>two</p> Signup and view all the answers

The creation of a network of railways further stimulated mobility, harnessing economic interests to national ______.

<p>unification</p> Signup and view all the answers

A wave of economic nationalism strengthened the wider nationalist sentiments growing at the time.realised that a free economic system is the only means to engender national ______.’ Source Discuss Describe the political ends that List hopes to achieve through economic measures.

<p>feeling</p> Signup and view all the answers

Following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815, European governments were driven by a spirit of ______.

<p>conservatism</p> Signup and view all the answers

Conservatives believed that established, traditional institutions of state and society – like the monarchy, the Church, social hierarchies, property and the family – should be ______.

<p>preserved</p> Signup and view all the answers

Rather, they realised, from the changes initiated by Napoleon, that modernisation could in fact strengthen traditional institutions like the monarchy.It could make state power more effective and strong.A modern army, an efficient bureaucracy, a dynamic economy, the abolition of feudalism and serfdom could strengthen the autocratic monarchies of ______.

<p>Europe</p> Signup and view all the answers

After 1848, the autocratic monarchies of Central and Eastern Europe began to introduce changes that had already taken place in Western Europe before 1815, such as the abolition of serfdom and bonded ______

<p>labour</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Habsburg rulers granted more autonomy to the ______ in 1867

<p>Hungarians</p> Signup and view all the answers

Nationalism in Europe moved away from its association with democracy and revolution after 1848, and nationalist sentiments were often mobilised by conservatives for promoting state power and achieving political domination over Europe. This can be observed in the process by which Germany and Italy came to be unified as ______

<p>nation-states</p> Signup and view all the answers

Middle-class Germans in 1848 tried to unite the different regions of the German confederation into a nation-state governed by an elected ______

<p>parliament</p> Signup and view all the answers

The liberal initiative to nation-building in Germany after 1848 was repressed by the combined forces of the monarchy, the military, and the large landowners called ______ of Prussia

<p>Junkers</p> Signup and view all the answers

Ideology can be defined as a system of ideas reflecting a particular social and political vision. It reveals the beliefs and values of a society. It reflects its aspirations, hopes, and ______

<p>ideals</p> Signup and view all the answers

Women had formed their own political associations, founded newspapers and taken part in political meetings and demonstrations. Despite this, they were denied ________.

<p>political rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

The liberal politician Carl Welcker believed that men and women were created by nature to carry out different functions. Man was designated as protector of the family, its provider, meant for public tasks in the domain of law, production, defence. Woman, on the other hand, was considered weaker, dependent and ________.

<p>timid</p> Signup and view all the answers

The issue of extending political rights to women was a controversial one within the liberal movement, in which large numbers of women had participated actively. Women had formed their own political associations, founded newspapers and taken part in political meetings and demonstrations. Despite this, they were denied ________.

<p>political rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

Carl Welcker, an elected member of the Frankfurt Parliament, expressed the view that nature has created men and women to carry out different functions. According to him, man, the stronger, the bolder, and freer of the two, has been designated as protector of the family, its provider, meant for public tasks in the domain of law, production, defence. Woman, on the other hand, was considered weaker, dependent and ________.

<p>timid</p> Signup and view all the answers

Feminist refers to the awareness of women’s rights and interests based on the belief of the social, economic, and political equality of the genders. It advocates for ________.

<p>equality</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Carl Welcker, man was designated as protector of the family, its provider, meant for public tasks in the domain of law, production, defence. Woman, on the other hand, was considered weaker, dependent, and ________.

<p>timid</p> Signup and view all the answers

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