Nationalism 19th Century

Nationalism is an ideology, or a set of explicit, systematic, beliefs where one holds their nation above all others. Someone who is nationalistic feels that their culture is far superior, and their country’s interests are far more important than those of other nations. Nationalism developed in Europe in the 19th century with the values of self-determination, liberty, and statehood. In society, nationalism can play a dangerous role, it can be used by rulers to strengthen their position and on occasion, but it can also be used to delegitimize certain movements and can be used to justify conflict and violence. Nationalism in the context of the Arab world is an ideology that is anti-colonial, and while it is dependent on western ideas in terms
This was before the region was colonized by the Ottoman Turks. Prior to the First World War, the sense of Arab unity started again when the Arabs sided with the Europeans to fight against the oppression of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire was allied with Germany during World War One and were in control of Arabia. Britain sought to undermine Ottoman rule in the region by supporting the Arabian nationalist parties there. (cite). On 5 June 1916, Governor Sharif Husayn, supported by Great Britain, declared the independence of the Arabs, and thus began the revolt against Turkish rule. When the Ottoman Empire was dissolved, Arabia was independent. Not too long after that however, the region was divided by Europe after World War One through the Sykes Picot Agreement of 1916. The Balfour Declaration was also signed, which created the state of Palestine, as a national home for the Jewish people. This caused the mass resettlement of the native Palestinians. Following these agreements, Britain and France were awarded mandates by the League of Nations, meaning these European nations had the right to redraw boundaries and create new nation-states in the region. This legislation and artificial boundaries had long lasting negative effects on the political climate of the Middle East and a feeling of betrayal towards the Europeans, but it also led to the beginning if a new political resistance movement that would grow to
He was seen as the Pan-Arab hero after he emerged successful from the Suez Crisis and nationalized the Suez Canal Company by removing British and French influence in the area. In Nasser’s book, Philosophy of the Revolution, Nasser told of “heroic and glorious roles which never found heroes to perform them” and he outlined his aspiration lead the fifty-five million Arabs in the Middle East. In 1958, Syria and Egypt formed the United Arab Republic. Nasser hoped it would someday include the entire Arab world. Iraq was also expected to join the United Arab Republic. The regimes in Jordan and Lebanon that were supported by Western Powers at the time were on the brink of collapse. Many believed that those they considered to be the adversaries of Arab nationalism were about to fall out of power and their influence would be removed from the region. However, Iraq did not end up joining the United Arab Republic. In fact, Syria withdrew from this unity in