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Nationalism and the 20th Century

Key Concepts and Background

Essential Questions:

Why does a group develop a national identity?

What motivates people to action over national identity?

1000 years of European history in three minutes

6000 years of world history in two minutes

Can you pinpoint when the 20th century begins?

“The nationality of the peoples has not these dangers; it can only be founded by a common effort and a common movement; sympathy and alliance will be its result.”

- Giuseppe Mazzini, 1852

Looking Back: Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution altered the way that people lived their lives because it redefined the concepts of space and place.

Railroads decreased travel time, and expanded the market for products.

Social Changes: Cities expanded and a new

industrial middle class emerged.

Poor conditions for working class laborers gave rise to socialism

The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx 1848

Looking Back: Imperialism

Imperialism changed national identity because it expanded

European imperialist powers saw their colonies as part of the empire

That was not an identity embraced by people from the colonies

Nationalism

Religious

Cultural

Linguistic

Nationalism: Three Categories

Nationalism can be a unifying force…

Patriotism: love or devotion toward one’s country

Cultural Nationalism: a positive focus on national identity

Liberalism: promoting civil liberties, property rights, self-determination, and the reduction of the state’s power over individuals

Triumphal Nationalism: belief that one’s national identity is superior to another

Fascism: political philosophy that glorifies the state above the individual

… or a divisive one.

Looking Forward…

How did different political and social movements of this era change society?

How do nationalist movements differ based on where they occur?

{VOCABULARY GAME!!

But now….

Your Task: “Name that Ism”

1. Meet with your designate partner.2. Take one stack each of green cards (terms) and

yellow cards (definitions)3. Place the terms face up, and the definitions face

down, on your desks.4. Take turns choosing a random definition and reading

them aloud. Select the best term to match the definition.

5. Write the definition down in your notebook.6. We will review the correct answers as a class.7. The team with the most correct matches… wins!

“It's not that I condone fascism, or any 'ism' for that matter. Ism(s), in my opinion, are not good. A person should not believe in an 'ism,' he should believe in himself.” -Ferris Bueller

Answer the following before the end of class and turn in your responses as you leave:

1. Nationalism is ________.2. In “Sunshine”, how did the meaning of

being Hungarian change?3. Think of one question about the

material that you would like answered in our next class.

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