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Collapse of the empire:

Holy Roman Empire dissolved. Remaining states consolidated and secularized. secularization helps remove church as legitimizer of fridge controller. Federation of the Rhine created by Napoleon Imposing French control and values on Germans, arising the need for a nationalist movement Nationalist movement arises as counter measure to French influence in the mainland. Plamenatz explains that this is a result of nations feeling threatened as regards to their culture and their influence. Germany already had all the infrastructure needed to create a nation it only needed to create culture. Smaller number of states facilitates creation and diffusion of culture No longer agrarian society as Gellner prescribes for nationalism (can only be birthed during nationalist age) Loss of lands west of the Rhine and later conflicts arise creation a situation much like in ruritania. Self worship of the state after it becomes secular is facilitated.

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