AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
In Sorrieu's print, the United States and Switzerland lead the procession. They are significant because, by 1848, both were already established nation-states — functioning democracies with republican constitutions. They thus served as models of Sorrieu's utopian vision of a world of democratic and social republics.
Source: Chapter 1 – The Rise of Nationalism in Europe
The passage explicitly states: "Leading the procession… are the United States and Switzerland, which by this time were already nation-states." Examiners expect students to name both countries and explain why they lead — i.e., they were already nation-states, unlike most of Europe in 1848. Simply naming them without the reason will likely earn only 1 mark.