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NATIONALISM
NATIONALISM • Nationalism: • Belief that people should feel loyal to their nation. • Desire for a people ruled by others to have their own nation. • Tied closely to democratic ideas and the growth of educated peoples of the middle class.
BONDS THAT CREATE A NATIONSTATE
TYPES OF NATIONALIST MOVEMENTS • Unification: • Mergers of politically divided but culturally similar lands. • Separation: • Culturally distinct group resists being added to a state or tried to break away (13 colonies? ) • State-Building: • Culturally distinct groups form into a new state by accepting a single culture.
LINKING THE PAST • The Enlightenment philosophy that inspired revolutions in the U. S. , France, and Latin America brought about lasting changes in political ideologies. They are: • Conservative: • Wealthy property owners: part of nobility • Argued to protect traditional absolute monarchies of Europe • Disapproved of the revolutions that occurred • Liberal: • Middle-class business leaders and merchants • Supported republican democracy, or a government with an elected legislature who represented the people. • Radical: • Wanted democracy for all people • Believed governments should practice liberty, equality, and brotherhood
REVOLUTIONS • This NATIONALISTIC IDEAL, fueled with the desire of people ruled by others to have their own nation, will lead to …. . REVOLUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD
POSTIVIE & NEGATIVE RESULTS OF NATIONALISM POSITIVE • People within a nation overcoming their differences for the common good. • Overthrow of colonial rule • Democratic governments in nations throughout the world. • Competition among nations spurring scientific & technological advances NEGATIVE • Forced assimilation of minority cultures into a nation’s majority rule. • Ethnic cleansing • Rise of extreme nationalistic movements • Competition between nations leading to warfare
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