Transcript Nationalism

Vocab
 Nationalism
 Nation-state
Nationalism
Essential Question: How were European countries affected by
nationalism in the 1800’s?
Objective: Analyzing European nationalism with our list of key
characteristics of nationalism (from yesterday).
Nationalism
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The belief that one’s greatest loyalty should be to a nation of people
who share a common culture and history
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Not loyalty to a king or an empire
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Pride for your country
Background
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Grew out of of the Enlightenment and French Revolution – stressed
equality and liberty
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Unite with people of common culture and history
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Gain independence from foreign rulers
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1815 – Europe had several empire (Austrian, Ottoman) that included many
nationalities – very diverse
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Nationalism ignited a number of revolutions
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Greece, Latin American countries - successful
Goal of Nationalism – unify and gain independence for people with a
common national heritage
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Each group of people should have its own country
Bonds That Create a
Nation-State
Israel
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Culture: Jewish culture, bar mitzvah celebrations, kosher eating, etc.
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Religion- Judaism
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Nationality- Hebrew/Jewish people
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Territory- Eastern Mediterranean Sea
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Language- Hebrew/Yiddish
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History- stories of Torah, enslavement in Egypt, exile, Holocaust
Analyzing the bonds that
create a Nation-State
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Using page 254, write a definition of each bond.
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Then provide an example for each.
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Next, answer the following question:
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Do you think nationalism has had more a positive or negative impact on
the world?
Positive Results
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People within a nation overcoming their differences for the common
good
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The overthrow of colonial rule
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Democratic governments in nations throughout the world
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Competition among nations spurring scientific and technological
advances
Negative Results
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Forced assimilation for minority cultures into a nation’s majority
culture
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Ethnic cleansing
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The rise of extreme nationalistic movements, such as Nazism
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Competition between nations leading to warfare
Nationalism Shakes Austiran Empires
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How did nationalism impact the
Austrian Empire?
 Large multiethnic empire
with different pockets of
people: Slovenes, Hungarians,
Germans, Czechs, Slovaks,
Croats, Poles, Serbs, Italians
 Ethnic groups seek
independence and nationstate status
 Pressure eventually forced
split of Austrian empire into
Austria-Hungary (remember
this for WWI!)
Nationalism Shakes Aging Empires
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Ottoman Empire
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Ruling Turks, Greeks, Slavs, Arabs, Bulgarians, Armenians
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Pressure forced all people to be equal
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Conservatives unhappy, causes tensions
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Armenians massacred and deported in response to nationalism
Bell Work
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Which of the bonds that create nation-states do you think would be
the most influencing for people to unite? Explain.
Steps to Italian Unification
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How was Italy affected by
nationalism?
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Pre- unification: collection of
small city-states
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Reasons to unify: common
culture, history and language;
shared geography; claim on land
formerly controlled by the
Church
Italian Nationalist Leaders
King Victor
Emmanuel II
Giuseppi Garibaldi
The “Sword”
Count Cavour
The “Brains”
Giuseppi Mazzini
The “Heart”
German Nationalism
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How was Germany affected by
nationalism?
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Prussia makes claims on
resource-rich states to fuel its
professional military
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German states brought together
by culture, language and history
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Prussia seeks supremacy and
dominance over rival German
state of Austria
Steps to German
Unification
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1) Prussia leads the way as the strongest of the 39 German States
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2) Prussia and Austria went to war vs. Denmark to get two border
provinces
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3) Seven Weeks War – Prussia vs. Austria – Prussia takes over
Northern states
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4) Southern states join with Northern to fight France
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5) King Wilhelm I of Prussia is Kaiser
Kaiser William/Wilhelm I
Chancellor Otto von Bismarck
“Blood and Iron”