The most multinational state in Europe in the nineteenth century, and thus the one most threatened by the new ideology of nationalism, was
A) France.
B) Britain.
C) Italy.
D) Germany.
E) Austria.

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Austria was a multinational state consisting of various ethnic groups, including Germans, Hungarians, Czechs, Slovaks, Poles, Italians, Croats, Slovenes, and others. The rise of nationalism threatened to break apart the empire as each group began to demand greater autonomy or even independence. This ultimately led to the dissolution of the Austrian Empire after World War I.

The Most Multinational State in Europe in the Nineteenth Century