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The rise of nationalism in Europe

THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE CHAPTER SCHEME :                                     -  DISCRIPTION OF THE PICTURE 1848,BY FREDERIC SORRIEU                                      - FIRST CLEAR EXPRESSION ,FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789                                      - NAPOLEONIC CODE                            ...
Money and financial system Barter system : It is a system where goods are exchange with the goods. It suffers from many difficulty Double coincidence of want : Barter system can only work when both the persons are ready to exchange each other’s good the situation in which both the persons are ready to sell and buy each other’ commodity is as double coincidence of wants For example : when the farmer wants cloth against his surplus wheat but the weaver does want to have wheat against his surplus cloth or the farmer doesn’t want to have clothe in exchange of wheat therefore the barter exchange is not possible . Money : Money is anything which is accepted as a medium of exchange ,measure of value, store of value and can be used for standard of deferred payment. Modern form of money : Currency : currency includes coin and paper notes Coins are made up of some metal, hence they are called metallic coins ,modern currency notes are not made of valuable metals like gold and...

Nationalism in India

Nationalism in India Impact of first world war: 1.The war led to a huge increase in defense  expenditure. This was financed by war loans and          higher taxes . 2.Custom duties were raised, Income tax was  introduced. This, meant higher burden on all 3.Imports had become costlier ;military demand for  goods had increased hoarding and      speculation  was rampant as a  result prices of basic goods  rises. This caused immense        hardship 4.Villages were called upon to supply soldiers  forced recruitment in rural areas caused         widespread resentment People expected that misery would end once the war was over the post war period provide a fertile ground for the nationalist movement to flourish At this stage a new leader appeared and suggested a new mode of struggle Mahatma  Gandhi  returned in  ...