1. Nationalism
World History Unit #4

2. What is nationalism?
Loyalty to the idea of the state rather than the community
Built by:
Land
Traditions
Language
Religion
Blood
Pride in a nation’s accomplishments in international context
Sense of belonging together in a state of self-rule

3. What are the possible results of nationalism?
One side:
Revolutions
Wars
Ethnic Tensions
Conflict
The other side:
New, cohesive, stable nations
Led to imperialism

4. How can nationalism be a unifying force on a group of people?
People usually share similar culture
Fragmented into small groups; infighting between factions
Unite to be self-governing and gain power

5. How did nationalism lead to the creation of nation states in Italy & Germany?
people lived on Italian peninsula, shared language, culture & historical background
Germany:
Several small “German” states, similar culture & ancestry
Desired to gain political power

6. Who is Otto Von Bismarck?
Prussian diplomat & chancellor
Unify Germany by “Blood & Iron”
Expanded military budget for tech advances
Defeated France, unified Germany & hailed as a hero to Germans

7. What was Bismarck’s role in unification?
Strengthened Germany unity and power by calling on the nationalistic tendencies of the German people
Used “Realpolitik” policy
Policy of realistic politics
“end justifies the means” approach to strnegthening and uniting Germany
“Blood and Iron” sacrifices
Blood= war with Austria and France
Iron= industrialize
Culture of glorifying the military
German power grows; the stage is set for WWI

8. What is Bismarck’s policy of “Blood and Iron”
Blood represented the sacrifices the German people would have to make in achieving the goal of unification.
A culture of militarism, or the glorification of the military, was created by the crafty Bismarck.
This played out in a series of wars against the Austrians and the French.
Iron represented the need to industrialize.
in order to be a world power, Germany would have to catch up with much of the rest of Europe in the areas of technology and factory production