Nationalism
Nationalism is the idea that any people united by bonds of culture, language, territory, or ethnicity should be sovereign. That seems simple, yet basic questions remain unsettled. What is a nation? How does one form? And exactly how did nationalism lead to WWI and other global conflicts? Your students’ learning journey begins here with engaging lessons and resources.
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Origins and Impacts of Nationalism
Ideas about sovereignty created a situation in which people could think of themselves as members of a nation of citizens, for better or worse.
Nationalism
Nationalism has been the most impactful ideology of the modern world. It has allowed mass cooperation and produced mass violence. Is it good or bad?
Primary Sources – Revolutions and Nationalism
How did political revolutions impact communities and networks? The primary sources in this collection will help you formulate a response to this question.
The World Revolution of 1848
In the middle of the nineteenth century, dozens of conflicts erupted across a world that had been connected by colonialism and industrialization. Coincidence? Not so much.
Bismarck and German Nationalism
In the nineteenth century, nationalism enflamed passions all across Europe. The Prussia minister, Otto von Bismarck, used these passions to build a German nation-state.
Ethnic Nationalism
In many multi-ethnic empires, people discovered their ethnicities and embraced nationalism in the nineteenth century as opportunities to achieve independence.