[POLI 130] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes fot the exam (95 pages long!)
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1st part: modern nation states in europe and america. 2nd part: diversity of nation states around the world. Modern nation states: describes life as well all know it, but the world wasn"t always that way. Became this way between 17th and 20th century, depending on country. Before 16th century most people involved in agriculture. Industrial society based on making many things. Produce wealth money more guns more troops. Explains why us and european nations have more wealth and power than asian/latin american countries. Movement to cities to work in factories. Allows peasants to leave farms and explore diverse careers. During transition a lot of resistance. Agricultural elites did not want transition to industrial society. Main form of government all around the world 13th to 17th. Masses worked on farms and expected basic protection in return. If they didn"t get it violent revolts hard to do. Nation: group of people who share real or imagined history (culture, language, ethnic origin)
