Lea Serres November‚ 2009 Mrs. Cerqua Nationalism DBQ "Nationalism united people into nation- states‚ toppled empires composed of many ethnic minorities‚ and contributed to the outbreak of wars in the nineteenth century. How would you evaluate this statement?" Nationalism is a common patriotic passion for one’s nation and fellow nationals that united‚ and still unites certain groups of people. Nationalism can cause for the birth of loyalty to ethnic minorities‚ which have potential to cause many
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Midterm The idea of nationalism is a new and complex phenomenon. It is difficult to gain an exact definition was what and how nationalism came to be‚ however there are popular ideas and theories. Two of the main approaches to understanding nationalism is through Anthony Smiths idea of primordialist and Benedict Anderson’s constructivist approach. The primordialist approach explained by Smith is the idea that nations are natural phenomenon which are that have been around since the beginning of
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Bradley 1 Unification of Italy There were at least two reasons why it was not easy to unify Italy. One of the reasons was internal to Italy while the other was external. The external reason was that there were foreign countries that had interests in the Italian peninsula. It was not simply a matter of getting various Italian states to agree to unify. Instead‚ there were the French and the Austrians to contend with. Both of these powers had interests in Italy and had to be dealt with in
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importance of patriotism in the lives of Today’s youth? Yahoo answer Patriotism is a love for one’s country and a desire to make her better. It is contrasted with simple nationalism (or jingoism) in that nationalism and jingoism represent a blind loyalty to one’s country even when it wrong (an example would be the people of Nazi Germany). Patriotism‚ on the other hand‚ recognizes when its nation is wrong and fights to correct the wrong even as it supports that nation. Patriotism is important in the
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<center><b>Q: Describe & Explain the Unification of Italy.</b></center> <br> <br><b>The Unification of Italy divides in to 3 main stages:</b> <br>1815-1830: Revolts all over Italy. Revolts are suppressed. <br>1848-1849: Revolts all over Italy. Revolts are suppressed. <br>1858-1870: The unification of Italy <br> <br><b>Introduction</b> <br>To understand the unification of Italy‚ matters before the revolution need to be examined. <br> <br>Up until 1716‚ Italy was just a big piece of land divided among small
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The Economic Impact of the UK Film Industry Supported by the UK Film Council‚ Framestore Ltd‚ Cinesite Ltd‚ Double Negative Ltd and Pinewood Shepperton plc June 2010 Third Edition (previous editions published 2007 and 2005) Contents 1. KEY POINTS 1 2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 3. INTRODUCTION 3.1. 3.2. 3.3. 3.4. 4. 5. 7. 8. 48 Introduction .......................................................................................................
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THIS HOUSE SUPPORTS NATIONALISM Prime Minister: Hello ladies and gentlemen. It is an absolute pleasure to speak for Monash University for opening government for the fifth consecutive world’s grand finals and we are particularly excited of this moment because this is a topic that we entirely believe. At the nation’s state‚ ladies and gentlemen‚ is an artificial concept but is a beneficial concept and Monash will prove two key things to you. First‚ that the nationalism and the nation’s state have
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Q.1: How did Nationalism and the idea of the Nation-State emerge? Ans: Till mid-eighteenth century most of the people around world did not have concept of nationalism i.e. about their nationality‚ their national identity etc. This is because at that time nations did not exist in their modern form. People lived within kingdoms‚ small states‚ principalities‚ chiefdoms and not within nations. The first clear expression of nationalism came with the French Revolution in 1789. Thus‚ the idea of nationalism
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Italy is a country that has gone through many changes throughout its history. It has faced many obstacles but has remained nationalistic and eager for unification. The political history of Italy is quite extensive. The Greeks were the first to settle in Italy and established colonies in the southern part of the country and in Sicily. There was not a sense of political reality as much as there was a civilization (Windows on Italy- History). While the Greeks controlled the south the Gauls‚ or
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Extreme Nationalism. Objective The objective of my essay is to let you know what were the main causes of World War 2‚ focusing in extreme nationalism and letting you know my opinion about it. Introduction The Second World War was a global conflict that resulted in more deaths than any other war. It started in 1939 and concluded in 1945. A lot of World Nations were involved including the Great Powers. There are several causes that led to the Second World War; here I mention the main ones:
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