Napoleon Nationalism Source Analysis

Nationalism is the ideology of others when they view their group. The sense of nationalism can vary between the different personalities of society. Examples of this are people who are patriotic meaning that they freely express their loyalty and pride about their group to the rest of the population. Some certain individuals can express a different perspective and can be shown to lack interest and are unmotivated about their nation. The sources that I will be explaining show different views of nationalism and the various ways they believe an ideal nation should interact and operate.

In the first source, a quote from Ernest Renan, he describes a nation as a spiritual principle. He believes that having common glories in the past, similar will
The nationalist perspective of King Louis XIV is that the head of the country is the nation and for society to prosper the people have to be willing to serve and follow the leader’s will. The source’s perspective can be shown throughout history by the beliefs and values he had during his reign in France. The source believed in the uses of a social hierarchy and the absolute monarch. The social hierarchy benefited the people who were part of the Roman Catholic Clergy or nobility. These people received privileges and were not required to pay taxes. The rest of the population had a difficult and challenging way of living. They were required to serve the king by paying taxes which lead to poor living conditions, in which some died from starvation. The absolute monarch allowed all the power in France to be consolidated in the hands of the king. This allowed for King Louis XIV to be the main voice in France and gave the power to decide how the country will operate. These ideals were the main contributions to start of the French Revolution, many people felt that they deserved better rights which lead the nation members to revolt and seek a better constitution. The source would disagree with J.D Vance’s idea to bridge the gap between the rich and poor. King Louis XIV would believe that he should not have to
The point of view of sources five and one represent the revolutionaries and the National Assembly. They believed that all men should be treated equally and shared a similar ideology of how their country should be run and rules set out for the French people. The perspective of source three was the reason behind the revolt and explains King Louis’s position during the revolution. The two sources that are ideal for a republic or democratic country are sources one and five, they show how a nation can be united by accepting each other, by sharing a constitution and having different beliefs in society. This allows people to have a say when coming up with the decision for a country. The source that can represent a dictatorship is source three because it embodies a nation as an individual and not as a people. A dictatorship describes the rule of a country to be in possession of one ruler and the leader is the one that comes up with the decisions for the country. The third source would disagree to concepts such as equality and multiculturalism, while the first and fifth source would embrace these concepts and allow the voices of the