8.3 Nationalism

what is nationalism?

• belief that loyalty is to your shared culture NOT a leader
• loyalty of people toward a ruler
• building up of a nation by creating colonies
• when the government owns and controls all of the means of production

which of the following is NOT an aspect of nationalism?

• common history
• common language
• common religion
• common job

• Appointment of Otto von Bismarck as Chancellor

• Austro-Prussian War, 1866

• Franco-Prussian War, 1870–1871

These events led directly to

• the unification of Germany

• foreign rule in Italy

• the rebellion of the Sepoys

• an alliance between Serbs and Russians

One political objective of both Otto von Bismarck and Giuseppe Garibaldi was to

• overthrow divine right monarchies

• unify their nations

• establish communist systems

• form an alliance with Great Britain

“To him who wishes to follow me, I offer hardships, hunger, thirst and all the perils of war.”

— Garibaldi’s Memoirs

This quotation from Garibaldi is most closely associated with Italian

• exploration

• nationalism

• imperialism

• neutrality

The unification of Italy and the unification of Germany show that

• socialism was an effective way of organizing the economy

• nationalism could be used to consolidate political interests

• colonialism could be used to spread European civilization

• interdependence was a significant obstacle to waging war

The unification of Germany under Otto von Bismarck demonstrates the

• influence of Marxist ideology

• impact of nationalism

• force of civil disobedience

• power of democratic ideals

One reason Italy and Germany were not major colonial powers in the 16th and 17th centuries was that they

• had self-sufficient economies

• lacked political unity

• rejected the practice of imperialism

• belonged to opposing alliances

Which 19th century ideology led to the unification of Germany and of Italy and to the eventual breakup of Austria-Hungary and of the Ottoman Empire?

• imperialism

• nationalism

• liberalism

• socialism

“Not by democracy or liberal standards will our goal be achieved but by blood and iron. Then we will be successful, no nation is born without the traumatic experience of war.”

—Otto von Bismarck

This statement was used to justify a policy of

• ethnocentrism

• militarism

• containment

• appeasement