1. Do Now Turn notebook to a new page, Create a new Unit Title:
Unit 9: Nationalism and the First World War
Then make a new notes title: What is a Nation?

2. What is a Nation?
Create a definition with your group. Don’t google this one, I want to know what you think when you think “nation.”
When you have your definition, send someone to the front to write that definition on the board.

3. What is a Nation?
A Nation is a group of people that identify with each other over a set of shared common traits:
Culture
History
Language
Territory
Ancestry
Religion

4. What is a Nation? Country and Nation ARE NOT the same thing.
Key Vocab:
State: a political group under one government. Very similar to “country” in definition.
Ex. China, America, Mexico, Germany, Puerto Rico.
Sovereign State: a state that rules itself.
Non-Sovereign: Scotland, Washington, etc.

5. What is a Nation?
What many of us think of as “nations” are really Sovereign States.
A Nation State is a country in which a nation lives under one state.
Ex. Germany, Japan, France, Italy, Mexico

6. Other Vocabulary
Multinational State: sometimes called an empire, a multi-nation state is a state which rules over several nations.
Ex: Israel, United Kingdom, Russia
Multi-State Nation: a nation that is divided between several states.
Ex: Korea (north and south) , Chinese (with Taiwan)

7. Nation vs. Ethnic Group
Nationality and ethnicity are also not the same. They are, however, very similar.
For example, most people of the French Nation are also ethnically French.
Nationality is more formal. It is about who you associate with as a political body.
Ethnicity is more about your background—which biological group you descend from.

8. Ex. Mr Best Mr Best’s Nationality is American
Mr Best’s Ethnicity is Scandinavian

9. How is a Nation Constructed?
A nation is formed when a group of people recognize a shared connection or “bond”
This is generally done by a combination of different bonds.
Not every nation has the same bonds.
Nation
Culture
History
Language
Territory
Ancestry
Religion

10. Cultural Bonds These are bonds in how people live or think. Nation
Behavior
Food
Values
Common Events
Sports
Clothing styles
Music/Film
Nation
Culture
History
Language
Territory
Ancestry
Religion

11. Historical Bonds These are bonds of a shared past. Nation
Common experiences
Mythologized past
Stories
Nation
Culture
History
Language
Territory
Ancestry
Religion

12. Linguistic Bonds Nations generally share a common language or dialect.
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Linguistic Bonds
Nations generally share a common language or dialect.
Language spoken
Dialectal phrases or pronunciations
Nation
Culture
History
Language
Territory
Ancestry
Religion

13. Territorial Bonds Most nations have a “homeland”
Not everyone who is of the nation has to be from that area NOR does everyone who live in that area belong to the nation.
Nation
Culture
History
Language
Territory
Ancestry
Religion

14. Ancestral Bonds
Belief in a common shared ancestry. May or may not be true.
Most nations believe they are of one ethnicity.
America, Canada, and China are exceptions
Nation
Culture
History
Language
Territory
Ancestry
Religion

15. Religious Bonds
Some nations also define themselves by a shared religion.
Especially significant to:
Southern Europe
Middle East
Jews
Nation
Culture
History
Language
Territory
Ancestry
Religion

16. Assignment: Who are you?
Answer a few questions:
What do you consider your nationality?
What do you consider your ethnicity?
Are they the same? Why or why not?
What are some of the bonds you share with your nation? Be specific
Values or behaviors?
Religion?
Food?
Ancestry or Ethnicity?
Stories of the past?
Clothing Styles?
Territory?
Music?
Language?
Common Experiences?