Osterhammel- The transformation of the world

Question 1

define nation state and nationalism

Answer 1

• a state in which the nation (the inhabitants) are sovereign, they determine the political course and implement it

but this required a lot of pp and so political pp was impossible in communist Poland or spain under franco

thus approach the nation through nationalism, the feeling that you belong to a larger group that sees itself as apolitical actor with a shared language and history

A nation state needs a structure and a collectivity but what this looks likes and what it means is debated.

Question 2

How could nation states emerge?

Answer 2

1. revolutionary enforcement of yoye independence as a colony
2. by hegemonic unifaction eg prussia in Germany
3. evolution towards autonomy only seenin balkans in the 19th century and in Ireland 20 century. canada developed own political institutions and socio econ developments in the 19th century so Canada first ns in an internal sense but externally only independent from England in 1931

three forms of nationalism are related to this

1. anti-colonial nationalism
2. unification nationalism
3. seperatist nationalism

most states post 1800 come from 1 like haiti. in Europe greece was the only new state that emerged from an empire. externally these new ns were ns as their borders and existence were recognised by other states but internally they lacked the political institutions and made little progress in socio economic terms

Question 3

what are internal and eternal forms of nationalism?

Answer 3

external- how other nations perceive the nation
internally- the structures

Question 4

When were nation state come about?

Answer 4

• Napoleonic wars and 19th century 1848
• french rev no longer DROK
• American war of interdependence