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Why did many Europeans want to form nation-states

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The Rise of the Nation-State

Time Frame Major Event

1648 Peace of Westphalia cements the legal status of the nation-state as sovereign.

1789 The French Revolution begins; it creates the modern French nation-state and sparks nationalism around Europe.

1871 Unification of Italy and Germany is complete.


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