Revolutions Sweep the West

What is a Nation?

• A group of people who share a common identity and connect that identity to a certain region of the world

• A Government

• A country

• A Group of people fighting for a common cause

What is a nation-state?

• A group of people with a common identity, who inhabit a region of the world with a sovereign government

• A group of people with a common identity who want a government

• A group of people fighting for a common cause

• The Navajo

What is a sovereign government

• A government- has complete, uninhibited power over territory

• A group of people with a common identity, who inhabit a region of the world

• A government that has partial control over a territory

• A government with very limited power

What is Nationalism?

• A belief system promoting a sense of loyalty to a nation

• A group of people with a common goal

• A sovereign government

• A belief that mankind are all one people

What is the goal of Nationalism?

• Creation of a Nation-State in the territory claimed by the nation.

• Nationalism is based on Popular Sovereignty

• Nationalists want foreign countrol

• Nationalists want to unite with people around the Globe

What are the effects of Nationalism?

• International cooperation and peace

• Absolute Monarchies and Republics

• The Reign of Terror

• Unification and Independence

What is the significance of Nationalism?

• Single most powerful European political ideology of the nineteenth and early 20th century

• It is a group of people with a common identity

• It caused nations to work together

• It caused the Industrial Revolution

What is the Dark Side of Nationalism?

• People celebrate their common identity

• New nations gain independence or are united

• Sharing a common purpose and goal

• Discrimination against minorities, conflict over disputed territory

What was the goal of conservatism?

• The Natural Rights of Man

• Nations should have their own nation-states

• Preservation of Dynastic Absolute Monarchy and Traditional boundaries

• Equal rights and wealth for the working class

What was the Concert of Europe?

• Agreement to use military force to maintain the status quo

• Agreement to allow nations to have self-determination

• Belief that republics are the best form of government

• A big concert for all Europeans