Nationalism Dbq
Throughout time, a unifying force amongst all people has been an affiliation or association to something that they make up and played a part in, something that is bigger than themselves. This consolidating power is known a nationalism, and it played a significant role in Europe throughout the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Nationalism brought together people into nation-states, overthrew empires composed of many minority groups and played a large role in the outbreak of wars in the 19th century.
This pride in one’s country agglutinated the people of an area into a whole. Out of these newly molded lands came powerful countries who flooded the world stage with their ideals and values. A prime example of nationalism bringing together a nation-state …show more content…
Eventually, the resentment of the poor towards the rich in power boiled over and violent conflict began to arise. These emotions are displayed in France through the Levee en Masse of the French Revolution, which calls for “young men...go forth in battle” and “women...make tents, uniforms, and will serve in the hospitals”(Levee en Masse Document 1). The overarching goal of giving each specific group of people a duty to perform in the freedom fight is “to excite hatred of kings and to preach the unity of the Republic” (Levee en Masse Document 1). By doing this, gaining a sense of identity and pride and organizing against the kings and nobles who looked to oppress them, these minority groups overthrew massive empires, such as the French empire, and attempted to create a society that was more equal for …show more content…
Affiliations such as this evoke unity amongst people and, when this affiliation is applied on a national level to a group of people that make up a country, nationalism is the result. Although some may argue that nationalism only created more division between those who held different viewpoints within a nation, this can be disproven by the overall benefit of unity through country and association with a certain country. Nationalism has the capability of joining large sums of people into nation-states, conquer empires in which power is distributed to the rich few while the majority of people are oppressed and played a significant role in the abundance of war in the 19th
This pride in one’s country agglutinated the people of an area into a whole. Out of these newly molded lands came powerful countries who flooded the world stage with their ideals and values. A prime example of nationalism bringing together a nation-state …show more content…
Eventually, the resentment of the poor towards the rich in power boiled over and violent conflict began to arise. These emotions are displayed in France through the Levee en Masse of the French Revolution, which calls for “young men...go forth in battle” and “women...make tents, uniforms, and will serve in the hospitals”(Levee en Masse Document 1). The overarching goal of giving each specific group of people a duty to perform in the freedom fight is “to excite hatred of kings and to preach the unity of the Republic” (Levee en Masse Document 1). By doing this, gaining a sense of identity and pride and organizing against the kings and nobles who looked to oppress them, these minority groups overthrew massive empires, such as the French empire, and attempted to create a society that was more equal for …show more content…
Affiliations such as this evoke unity amongst people and, when this affiliation is applied on a national level to a group of people that make up a country, nationalism is the result. Although some may argue that nationalism only created more division between those who held different viewpoints within a nation, this can be disproven by the overall benefit of unity through country and association with a certain country. Nationalism has the capability of joining large sums of people into nation-states, conquer empires in which power is distributed to the rich few while the majority of people are oppressed and played a significant role in the abundance of war in the 19th