Using the timeline below, determine which new concept or attitude best describes what emerged in Europe by 1871.

Question

Question 16 options:

a)

Mercantilism – the mother countries get rich off their colonies.

b)

Capitalism – these newly formed countries establish a Free Market system.

c)

Nationalism – these newly formed countries develop a sense of identity, and they have pride in and love for their countries.

d)

Idealism – each country develops new technologies and industrial ideas.

Answer 1

c) Nationalism – by 1871, many European countries had undergone processes of unification and had developed a strong sense of national identity and pride.