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Who were the \'liberals\'?what ideas were supported by them? |
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Answer» (i)\xa0Politically, they demanded constitutionalism with national unification, nation-state with written constitution and parliamentary administration. (ii)\xa0Socially, they wanted to rid society of its classbased partialities and birth rights. Serfdom and bonded labour had to be abolished. (iii)\xa0Economically, they demanded freedom of markets and right to property. Abolition of state imposed restrictions on the movements of goods and capital. (i)\xa0Politically, they demanded constitutionalism with national unification, nation-state with written constitution and parliamentary administration.\xa0(ii)\xa0Socially, they wanted to rid society of its classbased partialities and birth rights. Serfdom and bonded labour had to be abolished.\xa0(iii)\xa0Economically, they demanded freedom of markets and right to property. Abolition of state imposed restrictions on the movements of goods and capital. \xa0Liberals were one of the groups which wanted to bring about a change in the society.\xa0\xa0The objectives set by liberals to change the society were that:\xa0\xa0•\xa0They wanted a society which tolerated all religions.\xa0\xa0•\xa0They opposed the unrestrained power of monarch.\xa0\xa0•\xa0They wanted to protect individual’s rights against the governments.\xa0\xa0•\xa0They argued for a representative, elected parliamentary government, subject to laws interpreted by a well-trained judiciary that was independent of rulers and officials.\xa0\xa0•\xa0They wanted the right to vote to be given to only to men. |
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