Origin of Nations Review

Which definition of “nation” is most likely to appeal to an ethnic nationalist?

• “A nation is an imagined political community.”

• “A nation is a large group of people living in one area with their own government.”

• “A nation is a large body of people united by common descent, culture or language.”

• “A nation is a community that has been constructed by disciplinary institutions such as the school, the army and the factory.”

Civic nationalism is based on

• racial and ethnic uniformity

• the sharing of descent and ancestry

• support for monarchy and loyalty to a dynasty

• the common values and ideals of a political community

Which event in the French Revolution created “the National Assembly”?

• The Battle of Valmy

• The Tennis Court Oath

• The Storming of the Bastille

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

Who is best described as “the traveling salesman of nationalism” who introduced nationalism to many regions of early-nineteenth-century Europe?

• George Washington

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Prince Klemens von Metternich

#1.The abolition of feudalism

#2.The storming of the Bastille

#3.The Declaration of the Rights of Man

(All of the above are best identified as?)

• causes of the Tennis Court Oath

• symbols of nationalism for the people of France

• actions taken to increase the strength of the nation-state

• examples of the conservative reaction to the French Revolution

Ethnic nationalism is founded on: 

• people who agree to live together according to certain laws.
• the desire for self-determination.
• the political authority to control one's affairs.
• Ancestry and traditions that lead to a shared sense of nation.

Sovereignty is founded on:

• people who agree to live together according to certain laws.
• the desire for self-determination.
• the political authority to control one's own affairs.
• traditions that lead to a shared sense of nation.

The power to control one's own affairs, is an example of : 

• civic nationalism.
• ethnic nationalism.
• sovereignty.
• self-determination.

Civic nationalism is founded on : 

• people who agree to live together according to certain laws.
• the desire for self-determination.
• the political authority to control one's own affairs.
• traditions that lead to a shared sense of nation.

Which of the following is an accurate description of the SOCIAL condition in France prior to the French Revolution?

• All French citizens had equal wealth distribution.
• There was a rigid class structure and inequalities in wealth.
• The French government provided their citizens with all their needs.
• The Government was heavily in Debt because of the support of the American Revolution.