Question
Nation-State became the dominant political form during the colonial period. Explain.
Solution
- Colonialism establishment ofrule by one country over another. The British colonialism was based on a capitalist system.
- Prior to the First World War passports were not widely used for international travel, and in most areas, few people had one.
- Nation-state pertains to a specific type of state, characteristic of the modern world.
- A government has the sovereign power within a defined territorial area, and the people are citizens of a single nation. However, nation-states are closely associated with the rise of nationalism.
