POLA01H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cuius Regio, Eius Religio, Scientific Racism, European Colonialism
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Political science [pola01] - midterm test study guide. Definition: a group that exhibits solidarity in the face of other groups . It is comprised of the nation and the state. The nation is a community that controls (or seeks to control) its own state, therefore forming a relationship between the members of the community and the institutions that control them. The nation is often held together in unity through common characteristics such as language, race, ethnicity, etc. The period before nation-states was a period of empire, marked by pluralism. Empires such as the ottoman and austro-hungarian ruled, comprised of combined peoples of various religions, languages and cultures. The origin of this nation-state system dated to the treaty of westphalia of 1648 which ended the. There were overlapping and competing claims to this right by various rulers- popes, kings, dukes, bishops, and princes who all claimed control over a given piece of land.
