To what extent did the key political ideas directly Influence change and development in Your chosen period of study?

... To what extent did the key political ideas directly Influence change and development in YOUR CHOSEN PERIOD OF STUDY? Over the past 150 years a number of new political ideas have developed and been accepted as normal practice throughout the majority of European and international society, these come from all sectors on the political spectrum; ranging from extreme left to extreme right. Most of these have been manifested in one way or another since as far back as the middle ages, but it is only in very recent history that they have really 'stolen the limelight'. These ideas are not only responsible for forming the contemporary societies we live in, but also along the way they have influenced some of the most principal and key events history cares to remember. These political ideas that have developed can be classified into two separate categories. The first category includes liberalism and nationalism, both of

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