Nationalism is a fairly modern phenomenon. Its initial conceptual beginnings date back to the Enlightment era, which saw its highlight and ending in the French revolution at the end of the 18th century. Critical situation of the state finances, poverty, famine, dysfunctional state management and a very centralistic and absolutistic government – these are all the problems of the French monarchy during the reign of Louis XVI. that coincided with the rising national ideas and eventually led to the outbreak of mass insurrections, which the liberal bourgeoisie used to enforce thorough state reforms along the lines of enlightment philosophy. However, the attempt at constitutional monarchy soon failed due to severe social, economic and political issues in France. Eventually the political radicalization and mass politization of the French citizens led to the second revolution, establishment of the republic, democracy and Jacobin terror. In this phase the Revolution passed the basic liberal idea of nationalism and due to extreme conditions in the state, it discovered something new altogether.
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