1. Nationalism

2. 1700

3. 1800

4. Napoleon’s Europe

7. Greek Independence
Greece was part of the Ottoman empire for centuries.
The Greek revolt for independence broke out in 1821.
In 1827 the Great Powers took sides with Greece and a joint British, French and Russian army destroyed the Ottomans and Greece was Independent. (Romanticism?)

8. Belgium Independence
Spanish Netherlands->Austrian Netherlands-> France under Napoleon-> United Netherlands->BELGUIM!!!!
After a rebellion broke out in Brussles in 1830, William 1 invaded Belgium but backed down when France and Britian intervened.
Belgium’s independence was declared at the London Confrence in 1830.

9. Italian Nationalism
Napoleon united Italy, The Congress of Vienna redivided it under foreign control. Some wanted a Nation (Mazzini)
By 1848 revolts broke out in eight separate states some for a new Nation... It didn’t work
By 1850s under Cavour, the prime minister of Piedmont- Sardinia a recipe for a Nation was developed...1st an alliance with Napoleon III.
By 1861 Cavour w/Garibaldi created a united Italy except for the area surrounding Rome.
1870 Rome’s onboard too!

11. Nationalism in Germany
Napoleon- ended the Holy Roman Empire- Redrew the Map- Congress of Vienna- drew it again
Demands for a Nation-- A German one!!! who will Lead Prussia or Austria
1862 – Otto von Bismarck was prime minister of Prussia and worked to make Prussia head of a united Germany.
Seven Weeks’ War 1866 – Bismarck provoked war with Austria and soundly defeated the country, its archrival. Austria was forced to leave the Confederation.
1867 – northern German states joined with Prussia to create the North German Confederation, which was completely dominated by Prussia.
1870 Prussia and allies fight France-- A Nation is created!!T

12. Austrian and Hungarian Nationalism
Austria was forced to leave the German Confederation after loosing the Seven Weeks’ War against Prussia, and began to rebuild its strength.
Austria was a country that contained many ethnicities and nationalities.
Hungarians made up a large part of Austria, and wished for more independence. They had rebelled against Austria in 1848.
1867 – Austria and Hungary agreed to a dual monarchy, in which both countries became independent states with one ruler.
The new empire was called Austria-Hungary

13. Home Rule- Ireland
1870 the Irish nationalist created a home rule party to gain independence from Britain.
British Prime Minister Gladstone created 2 home rule bills to give Ireland more freedom but not independence but both were defeated
During the ’s, protestants and Catholics in Ireland supported home rule.
By the 1900 protestants turned against the home rule, they feared being a minority in a country mainly ruled by Catholics
In 1914 parliament finally approved a home rule bill.
Nationalists were still upets
1921 Ireland gains independence- at least part of it

14. Ottoman Empire
Travels to the western world brought ideas of nationalism.
The Ottoman empire was known as “the sick man of Europe”.
This was because that the Ottoman Empires army was relatively weak.
The Ottoman Empire became a nationalist nation after nationalism swept through all of the European nations

15. Poles, Russians, Czechs, Slovaks, Serbians…et. Al.
WHO’S A SLAV??
Poles, Russians, Czechs, Slovaks, Serbians…et. Al.
Slavic Nationalism
Vast and diverse of the territory occupied by Slavic peoples Several centers of Slavic consolidation Pan-Slavism developed as a movement among intellectuals, scholars, and poets Rarely influenced practical politics and didn't find support in all nations that had Slavic origins
Areas included parts of Russia, Austria and Ottoman Empires
By 1878 Serbia is a NATION
Tend to be Eastern Orthodox Religion---but not always!

17. Anti-Semitism is prejudice or discrimination against Jews or Judaism
Jews got out of the Ghetto in the 19th Century- some wanted them back in or completely OUT
19th century – anti-Semitism was apart of national pride
Nationalists didn’t want to include Jews in European society because they didn’t want to “contaminate” their countries unique culture.
Nationalists were against granting Jews citizenship.
vie Hitler

18. The Dreyfus Affair
1894 – officer in the French army, Captain Alfred Dreyfus, falsely accused of committing treason for spying for Germany because he was being discriminated against for being a Jew
Act of Anti-Semitism
Feelings of French nationalism combined with anti-Semitism
Big uproar in France, people choose sides. The Church, French army, government, and conservative parties were against Dreyfus, whereas intellectuals like Émile Zola rallied to clear his name

19. Pogroms of Russia
Czar Alexander II of Russia was assassinated, and rumor gets around that the Jews had killed him…Jews were always a suspect!
Pogroms mean “destruction” in Russian and they were series of organized attacks against Jews
Series of attacks occurred during 1881, 1883, and from Jews were forced to leave Moscow.
Russian Government supports the Pogroms!!!