Question

How did nationalism and the idea of the national state emerge?

Answer 1

Answer:

nationalism and the idea of the nation state emerged within the culturally and regionally diverse groups of Europe. due to industrialisation and transformation of society ,there emerged a middle class consisting of Businessman , working professionals ,Industrialists, labourers and working class people out of these educated middle class people thought of uniting the culturally compatible sections of people in Europe by abolishing the privileges enjoyed by the aristocracy. this led to nationalism and emergence of idea of the nation state