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Nationalism Flashcards

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Identity

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  • the qualities of a person/group that makes them different from others
  • identity is constantly changing as people experience new things
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Nation-state

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A country that (is):
- independent and self-governing
- exists within clearly defined, internationally recognized borders
- has citizens that share the same values and beliefs

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Nation

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  • a group of people who feels connections to each other in some way
  • gathered by a sense of belonging and acceptence
  • a nation is its people
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Types of Nation

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  • divided into 8 main characteristics
  • nations formed because of these qualities is called tribalism
  • types of nations are exclusive
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Linguistic Nation

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  • a common language
  • language helps create a sense of worldview
  • example: Quebec, French linguistic nation within an English-speaking nation
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Ethnic Nation

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  • a common cultural background/descent
  • some people believe a country based around ethnicity will conserve collective identity, however this often leads to discrimination
  • example: Japan
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Cultural Nation

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  • a common way of life
  • cultural aspects are closely related to ethnicity but not always
  • example: Indigenous peoples are ethnically similar but not culturally similar
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Religious Nation

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  • a common religion, doctrine, faith
  • religious nations can be spread all over the world
  • example: Jewish Nation, has existed for thousands of years but has only had a geographic territory since 1948
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Geographic Nation

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  • formed because of a physical limitation that causes people to develop in isolation
  • example: Tibet, isolated on a plateau
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Spiritual Nation

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  • a common link to a sacred place
  • often connects different cultures and religions to a common place
  • example: Jews, Christians, and Muslisms all hold spiritual connections to Jerusalem
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Political Nation

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  • a group of people connected by their desire for self-determination and sovereignty
  • self-determination: wanting more authority over your actions
  • sovereignty: wanting to be an independent and seperate entity
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Relationship to Land

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  • land influences people’s way of life and sense of community
  • different areas provide different resources which is essential to people’s connection to the land
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Civic Nation

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  • built on a collective agreement to follow the same set of laws and values
  • caused by the development of values and beliefs of a nation-state as more people join it
  • inclusive as it can include anybody
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Nationalism

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  • the feelings people have when identifying with their nation
  • acceptance, pride, loyalty, community arises from being part of a nation
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Loyalty

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  • feeling of commitment and devotion
  • most people have an unlimited capacity for loyalties
  • divided into nationalist and non-nationalist loyalties
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Religious Loyalty

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  • loyalty to a people who Loyalty to a people who share the same religious beliefs or faith
  • exclusive/nationalist
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Cultural Loyalty

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  • loyalty to a way of life
  • exclusive/nationalist
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Ethnic Loyalty

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  • loyalty to people of the same ethnic background
  • exclusive/nationalist
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Class Loyalty

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  • loyalty to a people from a particular social sector in society
  • inclusive
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Regional Loyalty

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  • loyalty to a region and the interests of people living there
  • inclusive
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Ideological Loyalty

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  • loyalty to shared ideas about how a society should run
  • inclusive
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Contending Loyalties

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  • loyalties that compete
  • nationalist and non-nationalist loyalties compete because they can have different goals
  • suppressing or choosing one loyalty over another can lead to feelings of alienation and segregation
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Reconciling Loyalties

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  • can be done by: living with the differences, choosing one over the other, accommodating by bringing about change
  • people can change their nation to address their contending loyalties by: protests and sit-ins, awareness raising, challenging laws in court, raising media attention
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Cultural Pluralism

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  • encouraging people to affirm and promote their unique collective identities
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Reasonable Accomodation

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  • a legal and constitutional concept that requires Canadian public institutions to adapt to the religious and cultural practices of minorities as long as these practices do not violate other rights and freedoms
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Multiculturalism

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  • Canada was the first country to adopt multiculturalism as an official government policy in 1988
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Confederation

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  • passed on July 1, 1867
  • no promises for Quebec :(
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Quebec Nationalism

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  • fathered by Lionel Groulx
  • fought for French-Canadian rights and status as a “distinct society”
  • wanted to ensure that the traditional life and values of Quebecers continued
  • defined by its Catholicism, language, history and resistance against the English
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The Quiet Revolution

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  • started with the election of Jean Lessage in 1960
  • aimed to promote and reassert French values, culture and influence within Quebec
  • the slogan of the Quiet Revolution was Maitres Chez Nous (Masters Of Our Own House)
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Quebec Sovereignty

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  • the growing number of Quebecers that believed separating from Canada was necessary
  • movement started due to the Quiet Revolution
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Bi and Bi Commision

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  • established by PM Lester B. Pearson
  • aimed to study the problems and challenges faced by French Canadians in Canada and suggest solutions to solve them
  • discovered that French Canadians truly are being discriminated against and their culture and heritage is at risk
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Federalism

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  • a mode of government that combines a federal government with regional governments in a single political system, dividing the powers between the two
  • believed that Canada should do more for Quebec, but insisted that Quebec must remain part of Canada
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Assymetrical Federalism

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  • lead by a belief that some regions deserve more autonomy at the government level compared to other regions
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Parti Quebecois (PQ)

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  • provincial Quebec seperatist political party
  • founded and lead by Rene Levesque
  • woroked towards independence from Quebec through peaceful and democratic means
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Official Languages Act

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  • passed in response to the Bi and Bi Commision
  • made Canada officialy bilingual in 1969
  • accomodated for French speakers
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FLQ Crisis

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  • kidnappings of powerful politicans within Quebec
  • enaction of the War Measures Act: took away civil rights
  • deployment of Canadian Armed Forces
  • alerted Canadians to the seriousness of the sovereignty movement
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Bill 101

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  • made French the only official language in Quebec in 1977
  • enacted by the PQ
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Sovereignty-Association

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  • meant that Quebec would be sovereign in some ways, including controlling its own taxes, social policies, citizenship and immigration laws
  • would also remain associated with Canada in other ways, including maintaining a common currency and close economic ties
  • proposed at the 1980 referendum

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