Nationalism and the Emergence of the Modern State

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Nationalism and the Emergence of the Modern
State
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From Hegel to Hamas
What are the fundamental features of nationalism?
Individual lives depend on the fate of the
national body!!
Loyalty to the nation-state
Attachment to local traditions
ANYTHING ELSE??
Living and active corporate will
A state of mind
Justifies authority of the state
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From Hegel to Hamas
How has the definition of nationalism changed
over time?
Hamas responds to all questions related to the
life of the citizens -- not only in case of
confrontation but also in the political,
economic, social, health, and internal-relations
fields. This movement has proved that it is one
organic unit.
Substantial unity is an absolute unmoved end in
itself, in which freedom comes into its supreme
right. On the other hand this final end has
supreme right against the individual, whose
supreme duty is to be a member of the state.
WHERE IS NATIONALISM HEADED??
1830s
2006
GWF Hegel
Mahmud al-Zahar
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Ive tasted freedom, and I want more!
Why did a growing sense of nationalism develop
among European peoples in the 19th century?
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WHAT ELSE??
The Congress of Vienna re-establishes monarchies
The Enlightenment introduces free thinking
The French Revolution Napoleonic Wars ravage
Europe
The Industrial Revolution aids in the rise of the
middle class
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Ive tasted freedom, and I want more!
How did nationalism influence the development of
new nations in 19th century Europe?
Europe - 1815
Europe - 1914
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1871 Germany!
1831 Belgium!
1878 Serbia??
1821 Greece!
1861 Italy!
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Why would it benefit an area to unify?
What potential problems might a territory
encounter during unification?
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Il Risorgimento
What are the major events and who are the key
leaders associated with Italian unification?
Camillo di Cavour The Brain
Giuseppe Garibaldi The Sword
Giuseppe Mazzini The Heart
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Il Risorgimento



Italia!
But was it really that simple??
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Giuseppe MazziniDuties of Man (1840)
In laboring according to true principles for our
country we are laboring for humanity our country
is the fulcrum of the lever which we have to
wield for the common good. If we give up this
fulcrum, we run the risk of becoming useless to
our country and to humanity. Before associating
ourselves with the Nations which compose
humanity, we must exist as a Nation.

• How does Mazzinis writing embody
• socialism?
• utilitarianism?
• Enlightenment thinking?
• nationalism?

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VolksgeistGerman Unification
What are the major events and who are the key
leaders associated with German unification?
Franco-Prussian War Battle of Mars-la-Tour 1870
Chancellor Otto von Bismarck
King Wilhelm I
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VolksgeistGerman Unification
How did nationalism affect the creation of new
social and political groups in 19th-century
Germany?
Junkers
The King
How were each of these groups related to one
another?
Liberals
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VolksgeistGerman Unification
1871 Proclamation of the German Empire
Click here to view the text.
The Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles January
18, 1871
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VolksgeistGerman Unification
King Wilhelm I Otto von Bismarck Who wears
the pants?
Im King of the World!
Wait, uh, chancellor? Now Im really confused
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VolksgeistGerman Unification
The less people know about how sausages and laws
are made, the better theyll sleep at night.
What is militarism? How did Bismarck embody
militarism? What does Bismarcks militarism
suggest about his political beliefs? What do
these quotations suggest Bismarck thought about
the German people?
Not through speeches and majority decisions will
the great questions of the day be decided, but by
blood and iron.
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VolksgeistGerman Unification
Why would George W. Bush fail Realpolitik 101?
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Now its your turn! Otto von Bismarcks Report
Card

• Please include
• Titles of courses taken
• Names of instructors (real people!)
• Comments for each course
• Final grade for each course
• Name of school

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The End! Yahoo!