Was influenced by the Greeks.
The Neolithic Revolution had a big impact on humans. It allowed people to stay in one place, which meant they were able to farm, cultivate crops, and domesticate animals for their own use. It also allowed humans to develop a system of irrigation, a calendar, plows, and metal tools.
History suggests that nationalism rose in Soviet Union which also lead to an embrace of communism. However the idea of nationalism was opposed by Lenin and the Bolsheviks.
Nationalists worked in India to overthrow British rule. This lead to the freedom struggle.
After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, Yemen became an independent country in 1918. Initially it was known as North Yeme as South Yemen was controlled by the British.
Mustafa Kemal Ataruk- He laid the founding principles of republic of Turkey. Although there is no particular or precise idea of who laid the principles, it is said that his version of nationalism was the foundation stone for nationalism in Turkey.
Sun Yat - sen was a politician, physician and philosopher in China who was the interim first president to the Republic of China and the very first leader to Kuomintang.
Here are a few!! 1. Land grants given to the railroads: The railroads sold some of their land to farmers, thus helping to increase the amount of farming in the West. Also, since the railroads passed through many farming communities, the goods grown on the farms could more easily be sold & shipped to states across the country.
2. The Homestead Act and related laws passed in the 1870s: In 1862 congress passed the Homestead Act, which offered up 160 acres of free land to any citizen who was head of the household. Around 600,000 people took the government up on this offer, which greatly increased Western expansion.
3. Inventions and improvements in farm technology: In 1837 John Deere invented a plow that could slice through heavy soil. In 1847 Cyrus McCormick began to mass-produce a reaping machine. Other inventions included the spring-tooth harrow to prepare the soil, the grain drill to plant the seed, barbed wire to fence the land, and a corn binder. These inventions sped up the farming process and greatly increased the profits of farmers.
4. The Morrill Land Grant Acts and Hatch Act: The Morril Act gave federal land to the states to help finance agricultural colleges, and the Hatch Act established agricultural experiment stations to inform farmers of new developments. Through these experiment stations researchers developed new and innovative ways of farming that helped the dry eastern plains flourish and become the "breadbasket" of the nation.
