In Early Nineteenth-Century Europe, What Hampered the Implementation of the Nationalistic

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Multiple Choice

In early nineteenth-century Europe, what hampered the implementation of the nationalistic idea that the location of "the people" should form the basis for setting national boundaries?

• A) Monarchs felt that allegiance to them should determine national boundaries.
• B) Multiethnic land empires collapsed.
• C) There was no agreement as to who "the people" should be.
• D) Each side in military conflicts tried to gain control of as many people as possible.

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