NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
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The formation of a nation-state in Britain was the result of a sudden upheaval.
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In 1688, the monarchy in Britain had seized the power from English Parliament.
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The parliament through a bloodless revolution seized power from the monarchy which gradually led to the emergence of a nation-state.
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The British nation was formed as a result of a war with Scotland and Wales.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: (c) The parliament through a bloodless revolution seized power from the monarchy which gradually led to the emergence of a nation-state.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: In Britain, the formation of the nation-state was not the result of a sudden upheaval . It was a result of a long-drawn-out process . Ethnic groups inhabiting British Isles were English, Welsh, Scot or Irish .
Detailed explanation-3: -Three conditions that led to the emergence of the British Nation State are: (i) The emergence of the new middle classes. (ii) The ideology of liberalism. (iii) The ideas of conservatism and treaty of Vienna.
Detailed explanation-4: -In Britain, the formation of the nation states was the result of long drawn out process. Primary identities of the people were ethnic ones. All ethnic groupssuch as English, Welsh Scot or Irish had their own cultural and political traditions The English nation steadily grew in wealth and power.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Act of Union 1707 led to the formation of the “United Kingdom of Great Britain". Before this there were two separate states, the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland but with the same monarch.