Nation-State Formation

Study Notes

Emerged in Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries
Characterized by the creation of centralized states with defined borders and a shared identity
Key features:
- Sovereignty: States had supreme authority over their territory and population
- Territoriality: States had defined borders and control over their territory
- Nationality: States were defined by a shared identity, language, and culture
- Bureaucracy: States had a centralized administrative system

Nationalism played a significant role in the following revolutions:
- French Revolution (1789): Emphasized liberty, equality, and fraternity
- Revolutions of 1848: Spurred the creation of nation-states in Europe
- Unification of Italy (1861) and Germany (1871)

Refer to the shared characteristics, values, and beliefs that define a nation
Key components:
- Language: Shared language and cultural heritage
- History: Shared historical experiences and myths
- Culture: Shared customs, traditions, and values
- Territory: Shared geographic space and borders

Emerged as a response to the Enlightenment and the French Revolution
Key factors contributing to its rise:
- Romanticism: Emphasized emotion, imagination, and individualism
- Industrialization: Created new social classes and economic inequalities
- Imperialism: Led to the expansion of European powers and competition for resources
- Reaction to multicultural empires: Nationalism emerged as a response to the decline of multinational empires

Emerged in Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries
Characterized by creation of centralized states with defined borders and a shared identity
Key features include:
- Sovereignty: supreme authority over territory and population
- Territoriality: defined borders and control over territory
- Nationality: shared identity, language, and culture
- Bureaucracy: centralized administrative system

Nationalism played a significant role in:
- French Revolution (1789): emphasized liberty, equality, and fraternity
- Revolutions of 1848: spurred the creation of nation-states in Europe
- Unification of Italy (1861) and Germany (1871)

Refers to shared characteristics, values, and beliefs that define a nation
Key components include:
- Language: shared language and cultural heritage
- History: shared historical experiences and myths
- Culture: shared customs, traditions, and values
- Territory: shared geographic space and borders

Emerged as a response to the Enlightenment and the French Revolution
Key factors contributing to its rise include:
- Romanticism: emphasized emotion, imagination, and individualism
- Industrialization: created new social classes and economic inequalities
- Imperialism: led to the expansion of European powers and competition for resources
- Reaction to multicultural empires: nationalism emerged as a response to the decline of multinational empires