Question

From a western context, such as in Germany and Italy, the rise of nationalism and nation-states was most related to: a) building strong alliances with France, b) uniting similar people and regions, c) granting absolute power to an emperor, or d) giving more power to local leadership?

Answer 1

Germany and Italy had the fact in common that for a long time in history they were not unified and were a big collection of small states. For them, nationalism and the creation of nation-states would be about b) uniting similar people and regions, - I think this is the correct answer!