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 century.
One result that nationalism had on Europe was the wanting of unification. The people of nation states wanted their country to belong as well. This wanting lead to the unifying of Italy and Germany. Soon nationalism had increased the people's confidence. and a feeling of imperialism ran through the unified countries. Unified countries such as France, Germany, and Russia wanted to extend their empires. But this Imperialism in Europe led to many conflicts between countries. All this Conflict eventually resulted in the beginning of World War I The causes of World War I were the intense nationalism that dominated Europe throughout the 19th and into the 20th century, and the establishment of large armies in Europe after 1871.
Imperialism is a policy that one strong nation wants to take over or dominate other countries economic, political, and social forces. An example of Imperialism would be India. The British came into India regulating the eastern side of India. India still was in control; they had their own army, but were lead by British officers. The reason why British cared about India, because of the resources that they had, such as raw materials for their world's largest workshops. Remember Britain was known for good factories, clothing and other products because they started the industrial revolution. Then the British started to set up restrictions for India that prevented them from operating the economy. Then they ordered for India to produce raw