How did movements like the protestant reformation contribute to the rise of nation-states

A Nation state is a governing organization which comprises of a number of people, responsible for possessing their own government by occupying a bounded territory and maintaining a national identity.

The nation state system came over when movements like protestant reformation were breaking the back of the Church's power.

At first, this movement aimed to reform the beliefs and practices that were imposed by the Roman Catholic church but soon challenged the absolute power and authority of the pope, which later resulted in the rise of nation-states.

first of all, it's important to say that the book we shall not be moved, written by joan dash, is about the first strike of women in the united states in the year 1909. the best historical detail to clarify the reader's undertanding is the phrase "general strike". this strike involved women working at a garment factory who decided to protest   long working hours, low wages and brutal conditions. this strike became known as "the new york shirtwaist strike" or "the uprising of the 20,000". the strike mostly involved jewish women who did not speak english or who had a basic knowledge of the english language. finally, the strike went on from november 1909 until february 1910.