Unit 1: Nationalism

Country

Physical Territory that is managed by a central government

Nation

A shared state of characteristics, beliefs, values, traditions, etc

Patriotism

Love of your country

Nation-state

agree to live together, adopt common principles and laws

Linguistic Nationalism

• common language = sense of belong

• shared worldview = influences how they view the world

Ethnic Nationalism

• shared ‘ethnic’ — racial, cultural, or linguistic characteristics

• conflict > people may dislike and feel other people, causing them to label them as ‘other’

Cultural Nationalism

• ways of life that people share

Religious Nationalism

• can form an understanding of a nation

Geographic Nationalism

• effects of geography on the development of nations

• mountains, oceans, and deserts are physical barriers that lead to forced isolation

Regionalism

Either draws/puts a nation together based on regional similarities or differences

Spiritual Nationalism

• bind people to the land — important to their spiritual identity

Political Nationalism

Self-determination: Power to control one own’s affairs

Sovereignty: Political authority to control ones own affairs

Social Nationalism

• Social standing in society — upper class, middle class, lower class

Economic nationalism

• Creating, trading goods and services amongst people can form unity

Historic Nationalism

• Common history

Civic Nationalism

• Rule of law - laws that reflect the values of people/the kind of society they want to live in

• Enshrined — promotes and protects these values, they are difficult to change

• Constitution — blueprint or rulebook for how a country functions

• Civic govt — government ran by citizens

• Civic involvement — citizen participation

• Reasonable Accommodation — changes made to the law that doesn’t affect anyone negatively

Nationalism

• showing loyalty/devotion to your nation or nation-state

Non-nationalist loyalties

loyalties to other things other than your nation

French Revolution

• Turning point of European Nationalism

• Absolute Monarchy —> Republic

• Storming Of the Bastille = Beginning Of French Revolution

• Was an act of collect awareness

Social Factors

• relationships amongst people in a society

Bourgeoise

Prosperous through business, professions, etc

Economic Crisis Of France

• France + Europe war = france economic downfall

• Resolution by Louis —> pay more taxes , didn’t work out

• Called for an Estates General Meeting

Estates General

• First Estate, Clergy

• Second Estate, Aristocrats/Nobles

• Third Estate, Common people

  Third Estate: determined to change the system and create a constitution that set out equal rights for men

  • National Assembly

  • Tennis Court Oath

Crop situation in France

• Bad weather = decrease in harvest/ shortage in crops » lead to famine in France = angry french people

Reign Of Terror

• Some french people began to feel aware of the wrong actions of murder

• Increase Of Bloodshed

Napolean

• Dictator

• Became First Consul —> for life

• Led France to somewhat an economic prosperity

• Rebuilt France’ state

Boston Tea Party

• Parliament taxing tea in order to object colonists

• Colonists —> dressed up as American Indians, forcefully boarded the ships and threw the tea into harbour

• Started the spark of American Nationalism

John A Macdonald

• Canadian Pacific Railway

• Iron road = unite the country

Bill 101

• Promote and protect french language

1995 Referendum

• Quebec was left to either continue to pursue sovereignty or gain its independence

• Federalists — opposed sovereignty

Cultural Pluralism

• Encouraging collectives to affirm and promote their unique cultural identity

Oka Crisis

• Stop the expansion of golf course onto the land of Mohawks who found their land sacred

Alienation

• feeling left out

Segregration

• forced separation of racial groups