1. {
Nationalism and the
20th Century
Key Concepts and Background

2. Essential Questions:
 Why does a group
develop a national
identity?
 What motivates people
to action over national
identity?

3.  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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Nationalism
Religious
Cultural
Linguistic
Nationalism:
Three Categories

7. 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.

8. Looking Forward…
 How did different
political and social
movements of this era
change society?
 How do nationalist
movements differ
based on where they
occur?

9. {VOCABULARY GAME!!
But now….

10. 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

11.  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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