During the 17th and 18th centuries, people in Britain, France, and the United States promoted devotion to their State, so that nationalism, in effect, became like a religion.
ثُمَّ فِي ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ الـ‍ ١٩ وَالـ‍ ٢٠ ،‏ بَدَأَتِ ٱلْقَوْمِيَّةُ تَسْتَحْوِذُ عَلَى تَفْكِيرِ مُعْظَمِ ٱلنَّاسِ .‏