the rise of nationalism‚ industrialism‚ and imperialism Nationalism can be defined as having a sense of belonging and loyalty to ones country or nation state. It is the belief that people derive their identity from their nation and therefore owe their nation their primary loyalty. Of all the European nations‚ France was the first to sport the idea of nationalism. Many countries became influenced by the French’s ideas of nationalism‚ as a result nationalism had spread throughout Europe by the nineteenth
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WOH 2001 September 25‚ 2014 Nazi Germany Empire The Nazi Germany Empire is a topic that draws attention to historians from around the world. Adolf Hitler formed his empire from just a couple people and into a world-dominating masterpiece. Nazi Germany is “the 12 year period” in which the people of Germany dealt with Hitler and his extremely uniformed government. The Nazi Germany Empire had great power because of an ingenious leader and loyal followers. It went on to be one of the greatest and
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In the 1st century BC Italy was under the control of a single power‚ the Roman Empire‚ which remained in control until the 5th century AD. After the Empire fell‚ a Germanic tribe – the Lombards – invaded Italy and a network of smaller political entities arose throughout the country (Marino‚ 2016). For the next thousand years‚ Italy became a combination of many city-states‚ in which Rome – home to the Catholic Church – was the most powerful. This period is known as the Dark Ages. During the Fourteenth
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Nationalism holds that where a nation exists‚ it should govern itself. The forces of nationalism influenced central Europe from Italy to the land of the Austrian Habsburgs. After 1815‚ the region knew the positive effects of a different style of governing and was divided into a much more rational set of political units. There was an effort by both states to unite its segmented lands‚ so that they could have a more international standpoint. By 1870‚ both Italy and the Austrian Empire had been re-established
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Unification of Italy and Germany By 1871 both the kingdom of Italy and the empire of Germany were united. Even though both countries used popular trends to that time‚ both liberalism and nationalism‚ the process unifying these two countries was very different. The end result was Germany emerging as a strong nation and Italy appropriately‚ the weaker. Italy’s problems started with the fact that it didn’t have one main ruler‚ but two people and a concept‚ resulting in a different approach to
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individual rights and insisted on the supremacy of the state. Countries with these governments scorned and hated democratic type governments. Culturally‚ they had secret police‚ censorship‚ and propaganda methods to control the population. Politically‚ nationalism was the base of each government. Both governments were formed for the "new" poor class after the Great Depression with differences that made them archenemies of one another. Fascists did not seek a classless society‚ unlike the communists. Instead
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By 1871‚ the separate states of Italy had finally become a unified country. Nationalism played a ver large part in this unification process. If it hadn’t been for the people of this region having a strong sense of pride for their country‚ Italy would still be split up into many nations as it was in the early 1800’s. There were certain people who helped move this process along tremendously‚ including Cavour‚ Mazzini and Garibaldi. All these great men helped form new movements or ideas. Then in the
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Fascism in Germany and Italy Many similarities exist between German fascism‚ or Nazism‚ and Italian fascism. For example‚ both fascist movements were brought into power after facing very similar problems. One of the major problems that both countries encountered was a post-war economy teeming with instability. Germany’s fragile economy was undermined by widespread unemployment‚ hyperinflation‚ and burdensome reparation payments‚ while Italy’s economy was just as delicate. In addition‚ the Great
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Totalitarianism in the Soviet Union‚ Italy‚ and Germany (by the way‚ all my essays are not very in depth because we have to write 2-3 600 word essays every week!) A totalitarian government is a modern autocratic regime in which the state controls all phases of society. It not only seeks to control the economical and political aspects of society‚ but also tries to direct the daily lives of its citizens. Totalitarianism strives to influence the attitudes‚ beliefs‚ and opinions of its people through
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Gregory May 16TH 2012 Nationalism Nationalism Nationalism is a word described as having intense feelings of patriotism‚ principals‚ and efforts. This word is an incredible idea that members of a nation can have a mutual bond by sharing similar ethnicity‚ culture‚ ideas‚ and language. Three songs‚ all written in the 1800s‚ are perfect examples of how nations come together. The two songs “The Rhine Watch” and “The German Fatherland” both express German nationalism. Another song‚ “The Star Spangled
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