Chapter 20: How Was Nationalism Transformed By The State?
Chapter 20: How was nationalism transformed by the state?
At the start of the 19th century, nationalism identified liberals from conservatives, a political group that ruled much of post-Napoleonic Europe. As nationalistic ideas developed over time, the ideology of nationalism became more flexible and broader. The idea of a nation evolved from the early 1700’s, when it meant nobility, to the French Revolution in the late 1780’s when the French used the word nation to mean ‘the sovereign people’. Vive la Nation referred to a political group, not an ethnicity or a geographic identification. The French view was that a nation of citizens was not only more equal but a stronger group with more power. The French built a national military and legal entity that replaced the regional structures of nobility.
By the 19th century, this national organization brought an end to nobility’s privileges for the few and established common, just systems for the many. Conservatives were opposed to the new, national ideology as it threatened the aristocracy’s hold on power. Nationalism opened the door for more modern economic systems across Europe. List, the German economist, worked to develop national framework that included banking, commerce and transportation.
Nationalism was not perfect, however. There was a conflict between personal …show more content…
Austria gave Serbia an ultimatum that it knew was unacceptable in order to draw Serbia into a war and defeat it. The Austrian ambassador to Germany learned that their ally, Germany, welcomed an opportunity to go to war with Serbia. Both the Austrians and the Germans feared a war in the future with Russia, Serbia’s protector, and Germany wanted to preemptively strike at Russia before it grew stronger militarily. Serbia easily rejected Austria’s ultimatum as it had assurance from Russia that the Russians would protect them should Austria
At the start of the 19th century, nationalism identified liberals from conservatives, a political group that ruled much of post-Napoleonic Europe. As nationalistic ideas developed over time, the ideology of nationalism became more flexible and broader. The idea of a nation evolved from the early 1700’s, when it meant nobility, to the French Revolution in the late 1780’s when the French used the word nation to mean ‘the sovereign people’. Vive la Nation referred to a political group, not an ethnicity or a geographic identification. The French view was that a nation of citizens was not only more equal but a stronger group with more power. The French built a national military and legal entity that replaced the regional structures of nobility.
By the 19th century, this national organization brought an end to nobility’s privileges for the few and established common, just systems for the many. Conservatives were opposed to the new, national ideology as it threatened the aristocracy’s hold on power. Nationalism opened the door for more modern economic systems across Europe. List, the German economist, worked to develop national framework that included banking, commerce and transportation.
Nationalism was not perfect, however. There was a conflict between personal …show more content…
Austria gave Serbia an ultimatum that it knew was unacceptable in order to draw Serbia into a war and defeat it. The Austrian ambassador to Germany learned that their ally, Germany, welcomed an opportunity to go to war with Serbia. Both the Austrians and the Germans feared a war in the future with Russia, Serbia’s protector, and Germany wanted to preemptively strike at Russia before it grew stronger militarily. Serbia easily rejected Austria’s ultimatum as it had assurance from Russia that the Russians would protect them should Austria