The main reason for states emerging is because of the desire of peoples of the same or similar ethnic background for self-rule. A state is defined as, 'A political organisation exercising complete authority over a defined territory, .' Over the past 200 years there has been a considerable increase in the number of states in the world compared to any other time period in history. In 1700 there were 45 states, in 1945 there were about 65 states. Currently, there are around 200 states. Arguably, nationalism has played the biggest role in the emergence of countries as a result of...
been a powerful force in the role of decolonisation in Asia and especially Africa. Decolonisation for the first time enabled Africans to decide their own political destiny. This came with a price though. Without previous foreign investments from colonising countries like Britain, France and Portugal, many African countries plunged into great debts, low living standards and lack of proper education. One solution to helping African's problem would be to force countries that were greatly responsible for these problems because of colonisation to spend a medium amount of their GDP on helping Africa improve its present economic and social situation.