Samurai, Daimyo, Matthew Perry, and Nationalism
1. So, if you’re into European history, you’re probably somewhat familiar with nationalism and the names and countries associated with it. ____________ in Germany, Mazzini and Garibaldi in __________, and Mustafa Kemal (aka Ataturk) in Turkey.
2. But nationalism was a __________ phenomenon, and it included a lot of people you may not associate with it, like Muhammad Ali in __________.
3. Nationalism was seen in the British Dominions, as Canada, Australia and New Zealand became federated states between _______ and _______. I would say independent states instead of federated states, but you guys still have a queen.
4. It’s also seen in the Balkans, where Greece gained its independence in 1832 and Christian principalities fought a war against the __________ in 1878, in India where a political party, the Indian National Congress, was founded in 1885, and even in __________, where nationalism ran up against the dynastic system that had lasted more than 2000 years.
5. Let’s define the modern nation state. A nation state involves a __________ government that can claim and exercise authority over a distinctive territory. That’s the state part. It also involves a certain degree of linguistic and __________ homogeneity. That’s the nation part.
6. So how do you become a nation? Well, some argue it’s an organic process involving __________ similar people wanting to formalize their connections. Others argue that nationalism is constructed by governments, building a sense of __________ through compulsory military service and statues of national heroes. __________ __________is often seen as part of this nationalizing project. Still other historians argue that nationalism was an outgrowth of __________ and __________.
7. So emerging nations had a lot of conflicts, including: The Napoleonic wars, which helped the French become the French. The __________ (Sepoy) Rebellion of