Lea Serres November‚ 2009 Mrs. Cerqua Nationalism DBQ "Nationalism united people into nation- states‚ toppled empires composed of many ethnic minorities‚ and contributed to the outbreak of wars in the nineteenth century. How would you evaluate this statement?" Nationalism is a common patriotic passion for one’s nation and fellow nationals that united‚ and still unites certain groups of people. Nationalism can cause for the birth of loyalty to ethnic minorities‚ which have potential to cause many
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The themes of this week included‚ liberalism which has two strong commitments to individual freedom: commitment to freedom as an intrinsic value and commitment to individual freedom its recognition of freedom. However‚ classical liberalism is a political ideology that values the freedom of individuals‚ including the freedom of region‚ speech‚ press‚ assembly‚ and markets‚ as well as limited government. It was developed in 18th century Europe and first drew on Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations‚ and
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Nationalism played a large role in Napoleon’s rule of France‚ and the other countries that he had conquered‚ which had both negative and positive effects on the likelihood of his rule beginning and continuing. After the French Revolution‚ the people of France needed a new governmental system‚ as none of the previous attempts at having a government had fully satisfied all citizens needs. Nationalism was‚ in many ways‚ discovered for the French during the French Revolution; this in turn sparked their
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infused his compositions with his country’s music. During the lifetimes of both of these composers Nationalism‚ a movement which stresses the importance of independent and unified nations and their own cultures‚ was very widespread. Since this movement was the atmosphere in which these two composers produced there music‚ it had an effect on them. Although not as influential in the works of Brahms‚ Nationalism
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In his book Nationalism (1960)‚ Elie Kedourie describes nationalism as "a doctrine invented in Europe at the beginning of the nineteenth century‚" emphasizing the artificial character of this ideology that combines the political idea of self-government with anthropological notions of shared national characteristics. To understand the development of nationalism‚ Kedourie looks back into some events and ideas that form the history and set the background for the creation of the ideology. Kedourie
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Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century Nationalism was the most powerful force in the 1800s. It came to the force with the French Revolution of 1789. It then contributed to the unification of Italy and Germany in the nineteenth century. At the same time‚ ethnic unrest threatened to topple the Ottoman and the Austro-Hungarian empires‚ Nationalism also contributed to the outbreak of wars. These included the Franco-Prussian War and World War I. Nationalism played a huge role
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American liberalism prioritizes government action toward equality. Members of the liberal school of thought typically adopt similar views on political issues. In general‚ they favor an egalitarian society that more evenly distributes wealth and opportunities. They believe that the government’s job includes abolishing social ills and injustices. For example‚ liberals usually support higher taxes on the
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The Fenqing (meaning “angry youth” in Chinese) represent the modern face of Chinese popular nationalism. According to Nina Baculinao in her report “Fenqing: A Study Of China’s ‘Angry Youth’ In The Era Of The Internet” the members of this phenomenon share representative traits and buck some popular misconceptions (Nina Baculinao 94). They are highly educated and have global-awareness and international interests. They are young – most of them born in the 90s- and their interest in Fenqing is ephemeral;
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By the 1930s Vietnamese nationalists‚ led by Ho Chi Minh‚ had burnt out most options for achieving self-determination peacefully. The revolutionary activism that followed was the only choice Vietnam had to attain their freedom from the occupying colonial France. A few years before World War I all the way through the 1960s‚ Ho Chi Minh tried persistently to gain basic rights and freedoms for his people to no avail. The French had oppressed the Vietnamese during the duration of their occupation and
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Irish Nationalism: The Fight for Self-Government Since the late twentieth century‚ Ireland has been subject to varying types of English rule. There has been much debate on the degree of English rule in Ireland‚ but the call for a united Ireland was very popular among many Irishmen. Nationalistic feelings in Ireland saw a steady growth in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century with many different movements looking to achieve Irish self-government. These nationalistic movements can be
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