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Question
Historically, states have tried to establish and enhance their political legitimacy through nation-building strategies. They sought to secure the loyalty and obedience of their citizens through policies of assimilation or integration. Attaining these objectives was not easy, especially in a context of cultural diversity where citizens, in addition to their identifications with their country, might also feel a strong sense of identity with their community - ethnic, religious, linguistic, and so on.
Two nation-building strategies used were ______.
Options
Assimilation and integration
Assimilation and Sanskritisation
Integration and Sanskritisation
Westernisation and Sanskritisation
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Solution
Two nation-building strategies used were Assimilation and integration.
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