Why were some countries strengthened by nationalism, while other countries were weakened by nationalism?

What will be an ideal response?


The ideal answer should include:
a. Nationalism is built on the notion of a common identity.
b. Governments that successfully linked national identity with political unity were strengthened by nationalism.
c. The political unification of Germany and Italy reflects the close relationship between state formation and national identity.
d. In countries where the ethnicities, religions, and languages of the people were different from those of the state, nationalism operated as a divisive and destabilizing force.
e. Austria-Hungary, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire were all weakened by nationalism.

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