Of the new nation-states that emerged in the late nineteenth century, which ones were the strongest and which ones were the weakest? What accounts for the difference?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
a. Germany and the United States were the strongest nation-states because they were able to create a strong sense of unity among the people and connect that national unity to a strong state.
b. The strength of Germany stemmed from an autocratic government dominated by the Prussian monarchy.
c. The strength of the United States stemmed from a commitment to shared political ideals.
d. Italy and Austria-Hungary were the weakest because the state governed a diverse population that generally did not identify themselves with the state.
e. Although Italy achieved political unification, cultural, linguistic, and economic differences, combined with the strength of local ties, weakened Italy as a nation-state.
f. Austria-Hungary was more of a multiethnic empire than a nation-state; the forces of nationalism weakened rather than strengthened Austria-Hungary.
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