With the "New Immigrants" coming in from Southern and Eastern Europe, usually with not a penny to their name and with no understanding of the English language or democracy, many of the already-American citizens soon became frustrated. ... Because so many immigrants came in from countries with strange languages and customs, it was difficult to unite the workforce. ... Soon, somebody got the idea to have a national labor union to let the factory bosses and government know that the American industrial worker was serious. They would call the first nation labor union the National Labor Union. ...

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European society gradually transformed from a Europe that was in anarchy during the Dark Ages to several national states. ... The Romance and Germanic languages began to flourish and had their own literature. ... The languages that are spoken today in Europe and in which literature is written went through a quick evolution during the Middle Ages because of barbarization. Literature was mostly written in Latin or Germanic languages soon turned into the vernacular. Barbarization is what helped give birth to many of the languages spoken in the world today. ...

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While Europeans are differentiated as individuals and granted a relatively positive connotation, native populations are characterized en masse in a negative light and often using dehumanizing language. ... For instance, although all three European main characters are soldiers in the British army, they are not regarded simply as members of a national group. ... He, like other Europeans in the film, assumes the homogeneity of "Oriental" peoples and their traits; furthermore, his revealing statement incorporates both a negative connotation and racist language. ...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

Throughout all the changes that have occurred, European civilization has had a powerful influence on world history. Europeans made great advances in learning and the arts as well as in science and technology. They believe that humans lived in Europe more than a million years ago. The diversity of Eu...

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Nationalism was a major cause because it was ignored by many groups who felt that people of the same ethnic origin, language, and political ideals had the right to independent states. This caused conflict and left Germany and Italy divided because some groups felt strong about national autonomy which caused them to be subject to local dynasts or to other nations. ... Statesmen everywhere realized that the tremendous and ever-growing expenditures for armament would in time lead either to national bankruptcy or to war. ...

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Rethinking Third World Cinema describes this new idea held by the Third world as, "an adjective of contempt by western news Medias in whose hands it serves to denote national backwardness political corruption, dictatorship, or indigent mendicancy at the feet of the world back." ... The third factor is the problems defined by "nation", and "national culture." ... National culture refers more along the lines of the historic culture of the indigenous people of that certain nation. ... National culture should be the only one that defines the third world, but because of colonialism it cannot be...

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The first being the official secular or state policy, where modern ideologies correlated with national power and political affluence of the monarchy. ... The Language used by the author was not simplistic but rather complicated. ...

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Most of the impact of Iceland came from south-west Norway, which established Iceland's law, language, and religion. ... Greenland quickly adopted the Icelandic model for their government, which consisted of their constitution, a national assembly and a code of law. ...

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Nationalism began the idea of national superiority. ... Christianity, western European languages, and Imperialism benefited underdeveloped regions through improved transportation, education, and medical care. ...

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People controlled by other countries began to develop feelings of nationalism and patriotisms, often referred to as consciousness of sharing a common past and a closeness of speaking the same language. ... The competition for colonies was another source of national power and strength. ...

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Nationalists believed that one's highest loyalty should be given to the nation and appealed to the common language, culture, and history of a group of people. Nationalism became a kind of spiritual force that rivaled religion in the nineteenth century, and it led to the establishment of new nations and national movements throughout Europe. ...

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Regionalization: Dividing a Cultural World Our planet earth is divided into 192 independent countries and about 40 dependencies. Throughout history, the political map of the world has changed repeatedly dividing the world into several groupings of nations. Nations can be divided by hemispheres...

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