Nationalist Groups in Europe During the 19th Century
- The uniting of nationalists started during the French revolution. The unification was done by scholars like Frederic Sorrieu, and Rousseau whose ideas of human rights impacted the whole french nation.
- Later Jacobin club was formed by Maximilian Robespierre who took the revolution to the next level by adding more and more people.
- Another front was led by Napoleon Bonaparte who led the idea of nationalism even to the neighbouring nation.
- After the suppression of revolutionary groups secret societies were formed. Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Mazzini found two secret societies named “Young Italy” in Mersellies and “Young Europe” in Berne. The members of these societies were like-minded young men from France, Germany, Italy and Poland.
Nationalism and Imperialism – Chapter 1 CBSE Class 10 History
The French revolution that started in the late eighteenth century created a sense of collective identity and promoted nationalism for the noble purpose of creating a democratic nation where fundamental rights would be practised and human rights would be given top priority.