Nationalism was cultivated in European countries to support the broader colonial aspirations of governments.

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Con: As Benedict Anderson famously argued, European nationalism grew largely as a result of changes in the ways information was diffused: while elites may have some influence, it was a bottom-up phenomenon.

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Pro: Even in the late 19th century, nationalist literature in Britain often portrayed the threat of Germany, thereby framing the two countries as engaging in a struggle for power.

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Pro: German Weltpolitik was justified by claims that Germany should become a world power, like its European neighbors, thereby tying nationalism with imperial goals.

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Nationalism was cultivated in European countries to support the broader colonial aspirations of governments.

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German Weltpolitik was justified by claims that Germany should become a world power, like its European neighbors, thereby tying nationalism with imperial goals.

Even in the late 19th century, nationalist literature in Britain often portrayed the threat of Germany, thereby framing the two countries as engaging in a struggle for power.

As Benedict Anderson famously argued, European nationalism grew largely as a result of changes in the ways information was diffused: while elites may have some influence, it was a bottom-up phenomenon.

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Nationalism was cultivated in European countries to support the broader colonial aspirations of governments.

Pro claim 1

German Weltpolitik was justified by claims that Germany should become a world power, like its European neighbors, thereby tying nationalism with imperial goals.

Pro claim 2

Even in the late 19th century, nationalist literature in Britain often portrayed the threat of Germany, thereby framing the two countries as engaging in a struggle for power.

Con claim 1

As Benedict Anderson famously argued, European nationalism grew largely as a result of changes in the ways information was diffused: while elites may have some influence, it was a bottom-up phenomenon.