Nationalism

Which is the basic characteristic of a nation-state?

• It is an independent country.

• It is a part of an alliance.

• It finances its own economic development.

• It includes a number of ethnic groups.

Which statement about nationalism is most accurate?

• It becomes a unifying force among a people.

• It encourages diversity within nation-states.

• It prevents the rise of militarism.

• It eliminates the ethnic identities of different groups.

Which idea did Napoleon Bonaparte and Simón Bolívar have in common?

• divine right

• nationalism

• totalitarianism

• nonviolence

Base your answer on the statements and on your knowledge of social studies.

Speaker A: “What was actually happening on the battlefield was all secret then, but I thought that the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere would be of crucial importance to backward races.”

Speaker B: “We Nazis must hold to our aim in foreign policy, namely to secure for the German people the land and soil to which they are entitled….”

Speaker C: “The Munich Pact saved Czechoslovakia from destruction and Europe from Armageddon.”

Speaker D: “We shall defend our island, whatever the cost shall be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets…. We shall never surrender.”

The common theme in the statements of Speakers B and D is

• colonialism

• containment

• nationalism

• reparations

Nationalism is best defined as

• the achievement of world peace and global understanding

• the desire to take over other societies by force

• a method of solving basic economic problems of the society

• the loyalty of a people to their values, traditions, and a geographic region

Which was characteristic of France under Napoleon’s rule and Germany under Hitler’s rule?

• Democratic ideas and diversity were encouraged.

• Authoritarian control and a strong sense of nationalism prevailed.

• Peaceful relations with neighboring countries were fostered.

• Artistic and literary freedom flourished.

The early 20th-century Zionist movement calling for the establishment of a Jewish homeland was an example of

• imperialism

• capitalism

• nationalism

• isolationism

Nationalism is most likely to develop in an area that has

• land suited to agriculture

• adequate industry to supply consumer demands

• a moderate climate with rivers for irrigation

• common customs, language, and history

The Latin American leaders Simón Bolívar, Miguel Hidalgo, and José de San Martin are most closely associated with

• independence movements

• communist revolutions

• economic expansion

• educational reforms

The unification of Germany (1870–71) and the breakup of Yugoslavia after 1991 both illustrate the influence of

• imperialism

• industrialization

• westernization

• nationalism