Nationalism
- Created by: Jess0699
- Created on: 27-03-17 09:20
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- Nationalism
- Defintion: A patriotic belief by a people in the virtues and power of their nation
- Earlier 19th century nationalism
- Had been essentially a liberal ideology in Germany and Italy
- Liberal ideology: Belief in constitutional government & individual & economic freedom
- Aimed at: achieving national unification and establishing a constitutionalgovernment
- Had been essentially a liberal ideology in Germany and Italy
- Main aim of nationalists
- Unite their countries
- Once nationalism was achieved:
- Emphasis shifted to asserting the power of a nation on the global stage
- 1. Unify their countries
- 2. Overcome class or regional differences
- 3. Governments frequently exploited nationalism by pursuing a policy that later historians called 'Social imperialism'
- Definiton: Social imperialism - a policy aimed at uniting all social classes behind plans for creating and expanding an empire
- Emphasis shifted to asserting the power of a nation on the global stage
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