Unit 1 Ch 1 : The Rise of Nationalism in Europe — Social Studies STD 10 — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social StudiesUnit 1 Ch 1 : The Rise of Nationalism in Europe5 Marks
Question
Give a short note on the Habsburg Empire.
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Answer
The Habsburg Empire ruled over Austria-Hungary.It was a patchwork of many different regions and peoples because:
It included the Alpine regions-the Tyrol, Austria and the Sudetenland–as well as Bohemia, where the aristocracy was predominantly German-speaking.
It also included the Italian-speaking provinces of Lombardy and Venetia.
In Hungary, half of the population spoke Magyar while the other half spoke a variety of dialects.
In Galicia, the aristocracy spoke Polish. Besides these 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 Transylvania.
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