This would have great things in store for people who would finally be free from Europe's grip even in things like popular culture. They were now able to create their own melting pot of cultural diversity within their respective nations. And, perhaps more importantly, they could begin to select the leadership that they themselves, as a people, desire. This allowed the needs of the many to be met rather than the needs of a select or elite few. In my opinion the best thing they could do is take advantage of their independence and create an identity with which they can identify as a people