Nations and Nationalism

Question 1

CONTEXT

Answer 1

after the Atlantic Revolutions, most countries became nations by the end of the 1900s with distinct cultures and territories with independent political life; people began to identify with their own specific nation&raquo_space;> NATIONALISM

Question 2

NAPOLEON

Answer 2

his conquests stimulated the idea in Europe; his militaries along with the opposing military strengthened their national unity as they fought

Question 3

MODERN TRANSFORMATIONS IN EUROPE

Answer 3

science&raquo_space; secularism

books and newspaper in the same language&raquo_space; political and cultural leaders thinking of uniting people

Question 4

NEW NATIONS/EXAMPLES

Answer 4

unification of Italy and Germany; independence of Greeks and Serbs in the Ottoman Empire; Irish independence from Britain; Polish and Hungarian independence in Russia

Question 5

WAR OVER LAND

Answer 5

nationalism fueled drive for colonies in Africa and Asia; also rivalries among European states in the Americas (Mexican-United States War)