Links Chapter 8: National States: The Traditional Structure The Institute on Napoleon and the French Revolution--Florida State University The French Revolution of 1789 was a key event in the growth of democratic nationalism. This is discussed on page 200 of your textbook. To learn more about the French Revolution, visit this site at Florida State University. U.S. Department of Commerce According to its Web site, the U.S. Department of Commerce's broad range of responsibilities include expanding U.S. exports, gathering and disseminating statistical data, measuring economic growth, and granting patents. As diverse as Commerce's services are, there is an overarching mandate that unifies them: to work with the business community to foster economic growth and the creation of new American jobs. World Trade Organization One alternative to national interest is to adopt a standard of global interests. States' interests may be replaced with the interests of an intergovernmental organization (IGO), such as the World Trade Organization (see page 212 of your textbook). The WTO was created in 1995 to oversee the rules of international trade. Immanuel Kant Links As the author points out on page 212 of your textbook, German philosopher Immanuel Kant argued in Perpetual Peace (1795) that the spread of democracy would change the world by eliminating war. To learn more about Immanuel Kant, visit the Immanuel Kant Links Page. Click here to learn more about Perpetual Peace.