WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The spirit of French nationalism made possible the mass armies of the revolutionary and Napoleonic eras. Napoleon’s spread of the principles of the French Revolution beyond France indirectly brought a spread of nationalism as well. The French showed the people of Europe what a nation in arms could do.

Detailed explanation-2: -Wanting to eliminate the French presence in order to gain self-rule, and the idea of nationalism developed and began to spread. Nationalism is the belief that one’s greatest loyalty is to a shared culture, including aspects of common history, language, religion, and nationality, rather than to a leader or border.

Detailed explanation-3: -In his time, Napoleon Bonaparte of France commanded the ideological environment which made nationalism grow and helped to turn the idea of the ‘nation’ into one of the most powerful political forces in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Detailed explanation-4: -How did Europe change after Napoleon was defeated? The French Revolution spread to other countries. France was reduced to half its original size. Many monarchies were restored.