Do you think nationalism is a positive or negative force?

Castiglione’s Book of the Courtier (1528) was intended as A. A collection of entertaining travel storiesB. A guide to the military affairs of the Italian peninsulaC. A collection of meditations and spiritual reflectionsD. A guide to refined behavior and etiquetteE. An allegory of true love.

Nationalism attempt to turn cultural unity into self-government Stems from French Rev., Napoleon

Johann Gottfried Herder sees every cultural group as something with character (Volksgeist) Leads to idea that all nations should be sovereign and contain members of one nationality Volksgeist > Volkswagen

Johann Gottlieb Fichte Father of German nationalism Guess on his beliefs?

Revolutionary Movements - Spain (1820) - Crushed by French Naples (1820) - Resisting monarchy, crushed by Congress sys. Piedmont (1820) - Crushed by Austria What ideology is coming into play here?

Greek Rev. England, France, and Russia drive out non-Christian Turks for Greek peoples Treaty of Adrianople - hey, Greece is free What is the ideological shift!!!

1830s Revolutions - Shift away from conservatism is apparent Starts in France and moves through German States, Belgium, Italy, Poland, Prussia, England

France July Revolution - Forces Charles X to abdicate (wanted to be absolute) Louis Philippe - “bourgeoisie king” “When France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches a cold.”

Italy Guiseppe Mazzini - leads campaign for unification Carbonari - secret national socieites Crushed by Metternich, but Risorgimento lives on!

German y Not yet... Thanks, Metternich. LOL, Sorry Bro

Belgium Different culture from Holland Eventually, becomes neutral

Do you think nationalism is a positive _ or negative force?positive _negative

Englan d Divide between Whigs + Tories AristocratsSupport middle class Britain goes towards prison reform, allow labor unions, abolishes congress system

Shift -- Earl Grey forms new gov’t Reform Bill of 1832 House of Commons is supreme power # of voters from 6% to 12%

Factory Act - no child labor Poor Law - requires workhouse for unemployed 10 Hour Act - limits work hours Corn Acts repealed (thanks, Anti-Corn League)