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:France, and England were able to establish nation-states, while Germany and Italy were not due to failure to cooperate and infighting between city-states.  (Jonathan R.)

:France, and England were able to establish nation-states, while Germany and Italy were not due to failure to cooperate and infighting between city-states.  (Jonathan R.)

 

:England and France were all successful in creating stable nation-states and stable economies.  Areas like current-day Germany were inhabited by a more barbarous people and had more difficulty making the transition from city-states to nation-states ....  (Will)

:England and France were all successful in creating stable nation-states and stable economies.  Areas like current-day Germany were inhabited by a more barbarous people and had more difficulty making the transition from city-states to nation-states ....  (Will)