Eventhough in the map of mid eighteenth century Europe briefs up the states and its ownership by different powers, (What is the one common thing that you will come across all these countries then? or, the only tie binding these diverse groups?)

THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

A	None of them were nation states
B	All of them were nation states
C	common allegiance to the emperor
D	they were divided equally

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -In the 18th century, this led to the stately quadrille, with the major European powers of that century-Austria, Prussia, Great Britain, and France-changing alliances multiple times to prevent the hegemony of one nation or alliance.

Detailed explanation-2: -The political condition of Europe in the mid-eighteenth century was as mentioned below : (1) There were no nation states (2) Germany, Italy and Switzerland were divided into kingdoms, duchies and cantons whose rulers had their autonomous territories. (3) There were autocratic monarchies in Eastern and Central Europe.

Detailed explanation-3: -The great age of monarchy, 1648–1789.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the 18th century, European states like Germany, Italy and Switzerland were not nations but were different kingdoms, duchies and cantons. As the years passed by, the states began to share culture and heritage, forming the nation states. Thus in 1740 France was a kingdom and not a country.

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