THE EMERGENCE OF MODERN IDEOLOGIES

The Rise of Nationalism

by Daniel Wilson

NATIONALISM: WHAT IS IT?

The belief that one’s country is superior to all

others• Extreme example as North Korea

Propagated by unidirectional media and bias

Modern, became a discussed concept mostly in the

19th century

A product of the nation state

THE NATION STATE

A self-identifying geographical area

Modern concept of countries

Include ethnicities as well, bolstering a group

mentality

Concept created following the 30 Years’ War, at the

Peace of Westphalia

NATIONALISM THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

Popular nationalist uprisings were frequent in

Eastern Europe at the beginning of the 20th century

A well-known nationalist uprising is happening

right now (2014) in Ukraine

Nationalism does not always lead to outright

violence, however it frequently arrives at that point

and often lessens the consequence of such violence

PRUSSIA

Kingdom of Germany (1525-1947)

Abolished as a result of a nationalist outcry

Many Germans wanted a united, German-speaking

nation

An example of nationalism deriving from a sense of

unity and sameness

IN U.S. HISTORY

Once the former colonists established the American identity, nationalism

would emerge as a driving factor in expansion

Westward expansion had always persisted since the end of the 7 Years’ War

One of the largest expansions, the Louisiana Purchase (1803), was an

annexation of “French” territory by T. Jefferson from Napoleon Bonaparte

which doubled the size of the United States

Shortly after, in 1845, the Mexican-American War would begin (James K.

Polk);• Resulted in the loss of thousands (most Americans perished from disease)• Mexico recognized Texas as independent (formerly a territory of Mexico)

MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR & MANIFEST DESTINY

In the midst of the Mexican-American war, many

publications considered the U.S. victory eminent claiming

that it was our “Manifest Destiny to expand to the west

coast.

President Polk confides to Sec. of the Navy his desire for

California as a result of the War

Manifest Destiny: a justification for an invasion and

deaths of Mexicans and Americans alike

21 S T CENTURY AMERICAN NATIONALISM

Political platform

Nationalism is usually a component for more

conservative views

Consider immigration and the conflicts in the

Middle East

Can desensitize consequences of war and conflict

(war drones and the killing of civilians in the Middle

East)

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