Ethnic Nationalism Review

What is nationalism?

• A belief in one ruler for all people

• The idea that people with shared customs, language, or history should have their own country

• A system where only kings rule nations

• A type of government where religion controls laws

What is a nation-state?

• A kingdom ruled by one person

• A country where people see themselves as part of one nation

• A group of different empires working together

• A system created only in the 1900s

What is ethnicity?

• People who live in the same city

• People who share culture, language, or ancestry

• A group based only on religion

• A modern idea created in the 2000s

What was the Ottoman Empire's population like in the 1800s?

• Mostly one ethnic group

• Diverse, with many ethnic and religious groups

• Only Greek Orthodox Christians

• Only Turkish-speaking Muslims

What did some Greek nationalists believe during their fight for independence?

• All people living in Greece were equal

• Only Orthodox Christians who spoke Greek were truly Greek

• People should only follow the Ottoman Empire’s rules

• Nationalism was not important for Greeks

What inspired Greek nationalism in the 1820s?

• New leaders from the Ottoman Empire

• Ideas from young Greeks working in Europe

• The fall of the Habsburg Empire

• The discovery of new trade routes

What was a negative result of Greek nationalism?

• Attacks on mosques and synagogues

• Growth of religious tolerance

• Peaceful coexistence of all groups

• Support from the Ottoman Empire

What happened after the Greek War of Independence?

• Greece stayed part of the Ottoman Empire

• Greece became the first country to break away from the Ottoman Empire

• The Ottomans defeated the Greeks

• Other ethnic groups lost interest in independence

Why was the Habsburg Empire diverse?

• It was ruled by only one ethnic group

• It included many ethnic groups, languages, and religions

• It was entirely made up of Germans

• It was a single-language empire

What happened during the revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg Empire?

• All groups gained independence

• Revolts by Hungarians and Czechs demanded self-rule

• The empire supported ethnic nationalism

• The empire allowed complete freedom to all groups