WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1884–5 the Scramble for Africa was at full speed. Thirteen European countries and the United States met in Berlin to agree the rules of African colonisation. From 1884 to 1914 the continent was in conflict as these countries took territory and power from existing African states and peoples.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nationalism in Europe is associated with the birth of the nation state. In some countries, nationalism contributed to the formation of a state through the union of autonomous territories sharing a common culture, like in Germany or in Italy.

Detailed explanation-3: -It holds that each nation should govern itself, free from outside interference (self-determination), that a nation is a natural and ideal basis for a polity, and that the nation is the only rightful source of political power.

Detailed explanation-4: -Colonialism and nationalism consist of linked sets of diverse projects that construct colonies, nations, and the relations among them. Colonies are territories that are commanded and/or settled by foreign powers.