1. Intro to Nationalism

2. Where We’ve Been
Middle Ages-Feudal Societies (structure society on owning land – nobility, clergy, peasants)
Hundred Years’ War ( ) (England vs. France)
Nationalism emerges in England and France
Renaissance-Slowly begin to break from feudal structure
Trade expands/people begin to move around
Reformation, Enlightenment, Sci. Revolution, Exploration
Exploration of new ideas/break from tradition
Absolutism
People rally behind monarchs
English Civil War, American Rev. and French Rev.
People revolute against absolute rule

3. Where we’ve been continued…
Countries working together for a common cause
Relative peace between major European countries
Industrial Revolution
Creates competition/revolution

4. Quick Write and Discuss
In the age of industrialism, what is driving/encouraging widespread feelings of nationalism? Why now?

5. Nationalism
Nationalism is the belief that people’s greatest loyalty should not be to a king, but to a nation of people who share common history and culture. Deep devotion to one’s nation.

6. Three philosophies Conservative – wealthy property owners and nobility
Wanted to protect old order and monarchies
Liberal – mostly middle-class business leaders and merchants
Wanted more power to parliaments, but limit the right to vote
Radical – wanted drastic changes to give democracy to everyone
Favored ideals from the French Revolution
Nationalism blurs the lines of the political spectrum (conservative, liberal, radical)

7. Nation-state
When a nation (a group of people with a common culture or history) has it’s own independent government, it is called a nation- state
In 1815, three main nation-states:
Britain, France and Spain

8. Non nation-states
Germany – Dozens of different kingdoms, principalities, duchies, etc – not united into one nation-state
Italy – 12 different kingdoms – not a nation-state
Austria-Hungary – 9 different languages, 8 kingdoms, 3 religions – not a nation-state
Russia – dozens of different languages, cultures, ethnic groups
Ottoman Empire - 3 continents, 3 religions, many languages
It all starts to change in the mid-1800s

9. Positives and Negatives
Positive: Nationalism can serve as a unifying force within a country
Negative: Nationalism can cause intense competition among nations

10. What contributes to and drives Nationalism?
Write down a few ideas/guesses…

11. 1. Competition for materials and markets

12. 2. Territorial Disputes

13. When a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries
3. Imperialism
When a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries

14. 4. Militarism
The policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war

15. Types of Nationalist Movements
Unification
Mergers of politically divided but culturally similar lands
19th century Germany
19th century Italy

16. 2nd Type of Nationalistic Movement
Separation
Culturally distant group resists being added to a state or tries to break away
Greeks in the Ottoman Empire

17. 3rd Type of Nationalistic Movement
State-building
Culturally distinct groups form into a new state by accepting a single culture
The United States
Turkey

18. Exit Slip Define Nationalism and the three different types.
Add a visual component to help explain Nationalism