Nationalism should not be seen as just a result of the French Revolution, as is often the case; rather, the growth of nationalism was among the causes of the French Revolution and its subsequent development.154 The spread of nationalist ideals through social and political forums cemented the Revolution’s goals and created a national France.
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Excerpts from Nationalism in the French Revolution of 1789, by Kiley Bickford, here published without the footnotes.
