GEOG-120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Trade Bloc, Cultural Diversity, Free-Trade Area
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Legacy of feudal and absolutist periods fascism. Introduced competing ideologies of liberalism, socialism, nationalism, and. Territories were controlled by force, taxes, and tribute. Marriages, alliances, and wars further complicated the ,ap. Nation state: state was embodied by its distinct cultural population or nation. Very few states today embody such an ideal. Most belong to the indo-european language family. Involved centralization of power into larger national territories into absolutist states. End of absolutism started with the french revolution 1789-1795. The european metropolis, or central city plus suburban ring has long history. It focused on the central business district as the oldest commercial part. Agriculture and political revolution have shaped europe today. We established that europe went through political revolutions as well (most worthy. Europe went through many wars and conflicts, culminated in 1st and 2nd world wars. For its size, europe is defined as a large number of states, many with cultural and minority conflict therefore urgent need for unification.
