WORLD HISTORY

DEVELOPMENT IN MIDDLE EAST

DEMOCRATIC REFORMS IN MIDDLE EAST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One similarity in the unification of Italy, the Zionist movement, and the breakup of the Ottoman Empire was that each was influenced by
A
humanism
B
polytheism
C
imperialism
D
nationalism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -At times, nationalism has unified groups of people of similar heritage together. The UNIFICATION OF GERMANY and the UNIFICATION OF ITALY are perfect examples-small kingdoms containing people of similar heritage were united together to make large countries.

Detailed explanation-2: -The similaritis between Germany and Italy in the process of unification were: (i) Both the countries (Italy and Germany) were divided into small states which lacked unity. (ii) Napoleon Bonaparte encouraged (indirectly) unification and nationalism in these two countries.

Detailed explanation-3: -The unification of Italy and Germany was similar on several fronts. Both unify through the influence of their greatest state and statesman: Sardinia and its chief minister Count Cavour for Italy, Prussia and its prime minister Bismarck for Germany.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nationalism was especially prominent during the Risorgimento, the fight for Italian unification that took place from 1848 to 1861. During the Risorgimento, Italian states fought for their unification as a means of escaping Austrian control.

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