Emergence of the Democratic Republic and the Impact of the Treaty of VersaillesThe Establishment of a Democratic Government By September 1919‚ the German High Command had realised that the war was lost‚ and established a more democratic government. This was done so that the Allies might be more lenient in forming a peace treaty‚ particularly as democracy was essential under US President Wilson ’s Fourteen Points‚ and the Germans felt that a peace arranged by the US would be better for Germany than
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Figure 1 Nationalism: Pride and Prejudice Written by: Christopher Stratton Abstract In 2016 the United States will elect a new president. As the campaigns of each candidate hits full stride the voters are bombarded by ideals of American nationalism‚ rallying members of the respective party to their cause. Nationalism in any form can be both a good and bad aspect of a State’s identity. What a group uses to build a national identity will determine how that identity works and how the world views
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Imperialism‚ Nationalism‚ and Industrial Revolution By definition‚ nationalism is the love‚ devotion‚ and loyalty to ones country or ones cultural group. Imperialism is the domination of other areas by imposing political‚ social‚ and economic policies to improve their own country. The Industrial revolution was the change from the use of human and animal power to the use of mechanical power in order to produce goods. Nationalism developed when conservatives‚ liberals‚ and radicals argued about
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crown…” Both countries had nationalism‚ and they fought with their hearts and souls. They are similar in the fact that they both had the same goal and the same dream; to govern themselves and not be told what to do anymore. In the same way‚ Mexico and
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The idea of nationalism is an idea that dates back to the earliest existence of human civilization. Nationalism‚ as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ is “a desire by a large group of people (such as people who share the same culture‚ history‚ language) to form a separate and independent nation of their own” (“Nationalism”). Although‚ based on this definition of nationalism‚ this concept seems straight forward‚ there are lots of differing ideas about the concept of nationalism. Earnest Renan’s
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Nationalism! Are Nationalistic Sentiment the Same for Every American ? The debate over nationalism creates conflict within states. These conflicts arise with the question of what nationalism is? who can be a nationalist? what does a nationalist look like? What should be the values of a nationalist and how should he/she display them? Citizens within a state have different understanding of the concept of nationalism. For many‚ it is based on historical values‚ race‚ culture‚ ethnicities and it is
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policy of isolationism in previous centuries‚ which resulted in limited contact with foreign innovation and one would expect South Korea to struggle bitterly to modernize while maintaining its traditional customs. However‚ tools such as Korean Nationalism‚ the influence of Confucianism and the impact of the Japanese occupation of the Korean peninsula enable Korean society to better preserve and protect their culture while entering the modern world as a dynamic nation. South Korean culture can
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Throughout the nineteenth century three political ideals began influencing states and their citizens like no other ideals had done before. These ideals were liberalism‚ socialism and‚ the most important‚ nationalism. Each one possessed its own uniqueness which inspired mass followings of people that would last thoroughly into the twentieth century. Each one also proved to form a catalyst for the modernisation of many European countries. However‚ in comparison‚ none of these ideals had the impact that the nationalistic approach had
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The weakness of the Treaty of Versailles caused World War II. The treaty blamed Germany for the war and forced them to pay reparations causing massive distrust and hatred. Dictators like Hitler and Mussolini took advantage of the weak League of Nation’s pretentious power in order to dominate many countries to increase their own country’s power. Instability was also caused by the treaty‚ which led to the rise of dictatorships throughout Europe. The implications of my argument are understanding how
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(The Book and the Swords‚ 2010). Jin Yong used a method called cultural nationalism to write this novel; in this story‚ Jin Yong expresses the cultural nationalism in four ways: Martial Arts‚ Imperial Chinese History‚ Confucianism‚ and religious aspects. First‚ we have to understand what is cultural nationalism; cultural nationalism is actually a small part of nationalism‚ which we can simply understand as culture plus nationalism. Culture is a term that has various meanings (Culture‚ 2010)‚ which most
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