CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2017 Term 2 Set 1 Delhi Paper

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Question : 9
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Describe any three steps taken by the French revolutionaries to create a sense of collective identity amongst the French people. OR
Describe any three changes that came in the life of Vietnamese after the colonisation of Vietnam by the French. **
Solution:  
Threesteps taken by the French revolutionaries in 1789 to create a sense of collective identity among the French people were :
(i) The ideas of Le Patrie (the father land) and Le Citoyen (The Citizen emphasized the notion of a united community enjoying equal rights under the constitution.
(ii) A new French flag, the tricolor, was chosen to replace the former Royal standard.
(iii) A centralised administrative system was put in place and it formulated uniform laws for all citizens within its territory.
(iv) Internal custom duties and dues were abolished.
(v) A uniform system of weights and measures was adopted.
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