Question

Which of the following best traces the connection between nationalism and the Enlightenment?(1 point)
Responses

The Enlightenment called for religious leaders to care about the spiritual lives of the believers that they led.
The Enlightenment called for religious leaders to care about the spiritual lives of the believers that they led.

The Enlightenment called for political leaders to represent interests of the nations that they led.
The Enlightenment called for political leaders to represent interests of the nations that they led.

The Enlightenment called for people to distrust people not of their nation.
The Enlightenment called for people to distrust people not of their nation.

The Enlightenment called for the political unification of nations of people who are politically divided into multiple states.

Answer 1

The best response that traces the connection between nationalism and the Enlightenment is:

**The Enlightenment called for political leaders to represent the interests of the nations that they led.**

This reflects the Enlightenment emphasis on reason, individual rights, and the idea that governments should be founded on the consent of the governed, thus linking it to the development of modern nationalism.