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Global Nationalism Nationalism: a feeling of strong devotion to one’s country. Usually people who share a common language and heritage. The belief that.

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1 Global Nationalism Nationalism: a feeling of strong devotion to one’s country. Usually people who share a common language and heritage. The belief that your nation can do no wrong

2 French Revolution The French Revolution inspired a strong sense of national unity in France This helped to spread the ideas of the French Revolution

3 Napoleon Napoleon also inspired nationalism among the nations that he conquered However these nationalistic feelings inspired conquered peoples to rise up against Napoleon and his French army

4 Nationalism Across Europe
After the French Revolution, nationalism led to upheavals in Europe and elsewhere These movements for change/revolutions took place in: Greece, Poland, Belgium, Austria, Italy and Germany

5 Revolutions in Europe

6 Nationalism in Greece In 1821 Greece revolted against the Ottoman Empire Greece received support from Britain, France and Russia because of their Christian background By 1830 Greece was independent

7 Nationalism in Poland Nationalists in Poland revolted in 1830 against Russia However Poland did not receive much support and their revolution was crushed by Russian troops why?

8 Nationalism in Latin America
In Latin America revolutions helped colonies shed Spanish and French control Feelings of nationalism helped these countries rise up against their mother country These colonies became independent nations

9 The Unification of Italy
Since the fall of the Roman Empire Italy had been divided into many small states Many Italians wished to see Italy united again

10 Roman Empire

11 Italy after the Fall of the Roman Empire
Decentralized under Autonomous city-states, Papal states or Austrian Empire

12 Europe

13 Unification of Italy Three great leaders of Italian unification emerged: Giuseppe Mazzini, Count Camillo Cavour and Giuseppe Garibaldi Each helped to unify Italy into the country that it is today

14 Nationalism in Italy Giuseppe Mazzini formed the Young Italy national movement in 1831 He was exiled for his views Mazzini was instrumental in being the "soul" of Italian nationalism.

15 Nationalism in Italy Cavour (shown here) was the "brain" in his role as a skilled diplomat.  Cavour successfully received aid from France in a war against the Austrians and eventually put Victor Emmanuel II on the throne of a completely united Italian nation-state in 1861.

16 Giuseppe Garibaldi Garibaldi was considered to be the "sword" of Italian nationalism.  His band of Red Shirts conquered forces opposed to unification and forced southern Italy into a cohesive political unit. 

17 A United Italy By 1870, Italy was a united country again
The country faced many problems: 1.) The urban north quarreled with the rural south 2.) The Catholic Church argued with the government

18 German Unification In the early 1800s, most German people lived in small states, not a united country During Napoleon’s conquests, feelings of nationalism were increased Many people wished to see a united Germany

19 German Unification Prussia was the most powerful of the German states
IN 1862, Otto von Bismark was appointed chancellor of Prussia

20 Germany Before Unification

21 Otto von Bismark Throughout the 1860s Bismark became a strong and practical leader He wanted the Prussian king to be the leader of a strong and united Germany

22 “Blood and Iron” Bismark believed that the only way to unify Germany was through a policy known as “blood and iron” He had no faith in speeches and diplomacy Only war

23 German Unification In seven years, Bismark led Prussia into three wars
Each war increased Prussia’s prestige and moved the German states closer to unification Danish War: versus Denmark Austro-Prussian War: versus Austria Franco-Prussian War: versus France

24 Germany United IN 1871, the German states united under the Prussian king, William I He called himself the kaiser Kaiser comes from Caesar and means emperor

25 Zionism As nationalism grew in Europe it led to an increase in anti-Semitism As people became more patriotic about their country, they also became more intolerant of those whom they saw as outsiders, including Jews

26 Zionism As anti-Semitism grew, many Jews fled to Palestine, the ancient Jewish homeland in the Middle East There they built homes and organized communities

27 Zionism

28 Zionism A Jewish journalist named Theodor Herzl became alarmed by the anti-Semitism in Europe In 1896, he called for Jews to build their own country, this is known as Zionism

29 Zionism “Dreyfuss Affair” Vs Pan Arab nationalism

30 Nationalism in the Balkans
Nationalism was a source of conflict in the Balkan peninsula of southeastern Europe There were many ethnic groups that were controlled by the Ottoman Empire

31 Nationalism in the Balkans

32 Nationalism in the Balkans
Many nationalist groups rebelled against the Ottoman Empire and won their independence This included: Greece, Montenegro, Serbia, Romania, and Bulgaria

33 Nationalism in the Balkans
The Ottoman Empire became known as the “sick man of Europe” because of the land that was lost The empire slowly lost more and more territory

34 Nationalism:Reaction to Imperialism
Chinese Nationalist revolution: Led by Dr. SunYat Sen against Quing Dynasty Mahdi Movement- Sudanese Islamist against British Pan Arab movement against Ottoman Rule Pan Slav Movement against Ottoman Rule Philipine Nationalist led by Emilio Aquinaldo against American forces Indian Nationalist Movement against British Raj-establish Indian National Congress and self-rule movement Japanese Natioanlism under Mejii restoration Russian Nationalism and Tsarist “Russification” process


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