1. Warm Up #3
What makes a nation? What characteristics define a nation?

2. Nationalism

3. Three Schools of Political Thought
Main Q: Who/what should rule Europe?
Conservatives, Liberals, Radicals
Who/what should rule Europe? Each group thought their gov’t was the best type of gov’t
Conservatives: usually wealthy or nobility; wanted monarchies in Euro.
Liberals: middle-class, business ppl; wanted elected parliaments, but only educated and landowners could vote
Radicals: democracy for all; believed in the ideals of Fr. Rev.: liberty, equality, fraternity (brotherhood)
Louis Napoleon AKA Napoleon III of France
Les Mis – Revolution of 1832 June Rebellion in France

4. Nationalism
Nationalism: pride & loyalty to an indiv. Nation; not to a king or empire
Nation-state: a nation w/ its own indept. gov’t, territory & way of life
TPS: How does nationalism blur the line between philosophies?

5. How does nationalism form?
Culture
History
Religion
Nation - State
Language
Culture: a shared way of life (food, dress, behavior, ideals)
History: a common past, common experiences
Language: diff. dialects from the same lang.
Territory: land that belongs to a specific ethic group
Nationality: belief in a common ancestry
Religion: religion shared by the ppl
Nationality
Territory

6. TPS: United States = Nation-State?
Which bonds used to create nation- states are found in the United States?
Language: national language
Territory: specified land
History: common past and experiences
Culture: shared ideals

7. Results of Nationalism
Positive Results
Negative Results
Positive Results
Ppl within a nation overcoming their differences for the common good
Overthrow of colonial rule
Democratic gov’t in nations around the world
Competition among nations spurring (promoting) scientific and technological advances
Toussant L’Ouverture & Haiti
Franco-Prussian War
Negative Results
Forced assimilation (blending) of minority cultures into a nation’s majority culture
Ethnic cleansing, mass murders of specific ethnic groups
The rise of extreme nationalistic mvmts
Competition btwn nations leading to warfare
Otto von Bismark flag of the German Empire
Nazi flag with Bismark’s cross

8. Types of Nationalist Movements
Characteristics
Examples
Unification
-19th Century Germany
-19th Century Italy
Separation
-Greeks in the Ottoman Empire
-French-speaking Canada
State-building
-United States
-Turkey
Unification
Mergers of politically divided but culturally similar lands
Separation
Culturally distinct group resists being added to a state or tries to break away
State-building
Culturally distinct groups form into a new state by accepting a single culture

9. Summary
Overall, is nationalism a positive or negative influence on world politics/relations? Take a position and explain.
Defend your position with examples in at least 5 sentences.