Tuesday, February 27 Turn in ‘Bolivar’s Dream for Latin America PSD’ questions sheet Nationalism and LEQ Prompts (1750-1900) Pair Share (Work with a partner – take ten minutes) Ch 28 Quiz on Tuesday, February 27 (end of class) AP Exam balance payments by March 8 Ch 28-29 Test on Monday, March 5 Objective: “I can . . . compare the causes, characteristics, and consequences of the American and French revolutions, emphasizing the role of the Enlightenment, the Glorious Revolution, and religion (9A)
LEQ Prompt Part B: Long Essay Questions In the period circa 1750-1850 C.E., social, economic, and political ideologies had a significant change from the preceding era and directly impacted societies in the Western Hemisphere and Western Europe. Develop an argument that evaluates and explains the causes and effects of these changes on societies in the Western Hemisphere and in Western Europe circa 1750-1850.
Nationalism Nationalism is dedication to and identification with the interests, purposes, and well-being of one’s nation-state, a political entity consisting ideally of individuals with a common language, history and values.
Nationalism Nationalism takes precedence over competing loyalties to religion, locality, and even family. No other political force in modern history has matched its ability to inspire heroism and self-sacrifice, both for good and ill.
Heinrich von Treitschke “The state is a moral community, which is called upon to educate the human race by positive achievement. Its ultimate object is that a nation should develop in it, a nation distinguished by a real national character. To achieve this state is the highest moral duty for nation and individual alike. All private quarrels must be forgiven when the state is in danger.” Germany – late 1800s
Theodore Herzl “. . . We are a people, one people . . . . No one person has sufficient strength or wealth to transplant a whole people from one domicile to another. Only an idea is powerful enough to do that. The idea of the state has such power. - Late 1800s