19th Century Europe - Empire and Nationalism

Nationalism in the 19th century was very similar to patriotism. ... In the 19th century nationalism was extremely prevenant, though it would be replaced by patriotism. Though many benefited from Nationalism, it caused unnecessary destruction in the 18th and 19th centuries in Europe. ... It pushed people toward national unity in Italy and Germany and threatened to tear the Habsburg and Ottoman empires apart. ... Russia in the 19th century was very anti-semitic when Alexander the third forced Russians to adopt his culture and speak their language. ...

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It ventures into the political, social, economic, and cultural dimensions of nationalism, and further addresses the topic of international relations, including Europe's scramble for the empire on the late 19th century. ... Different people in the Hansburg Empire developed more mass-based, exclusive and violent approach to nationalism. ... Britain remained did not form any alliances in the late 19th century. ... Many schools were established during the 19th Century. ... In the late 19th century, education begun falling within the control of the government, and not individuals as previously...

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Nevertheless, the term Renaissance remains a widely recognized label for the multifaceted period between the heyday of medieval universalism, as embodied in the Papacy and Holy Roman Empire, and the convulsions and sweeping transformations of the 17th century. ... In the two centuries before the French Revolution and the triumph of nationalism as a divisive force, Europe exhibited a greater degree of unity than appeared on the mosaic of its political surface. ... Developments in 19th-century Europe are bounded by two great events. ... Its inception resulted from many trends in European soci...

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Britain at the time was the largest empire in the world. ... Nationalism was a major source of provocation during the late 19th and early 20th century. ... Britain at the time was the largest empire in the world. ... Nationalism was a major source of provocation during the late 19th and early 20th century. ... Nationalism was a major source of provocation during the late 19th and early 20th century. ...

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Russia wanted to gain ports on the coast, Serbia wanted independence in the Balkans and Austria-Hungary was worried about nationalism within its empire. This nationalism led to imperialism. ... Relying on its economic superiority in manufacturing, trade, and international finance as well as on its acknowledged rule of the seas throughout most of the 19th century, Great Britain could afford to take it easy in the search for new colonies, while focussing on the unitement of the empire in hand and on constructing an "unofficial empire". ... The patterns of European diplomacy in the late 19th ce...

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Europe was the center of the world at the beginning of the twentieth century. ... Before one can truly understand why the European Empire fell, it is necessary to discuss why the Europeans alone succeeded in achieving almost universal domination throughout the world in the decades before the First World War. ... When thinking about the Old Regime versus the Modern, it is necessary to talk about Nationalism versus Conservatives. Nationalism played a big role in Europe. It allowed the people who believed in old Europe to participate/live in the same community and government system with the p...

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The rise of nationalism can be traced back to the medieval Europe. ... Nationalism was at its peak in European nations such as France and Germany in the 18th and 19th century. This rising sense of nationalism either united nations such as the Unification of Germany or divided them as happened in the successful Balkan revolutions against the Ottomans and the Arab revolution against the Ottoman Empire during the WW1. ... During the late 18th century when the French armies were at war with the rest of the European nations, French nationalism was at its peak. ... In the 20th century these imperi...

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Nationalism in the Balkans helped contribute to the outbreak of WWI. Beginning in the late 19th century, the social unrest in the Balkan States became the focal point of many European powers. ... Up until the early 20th century, the Balkan States were controlled by the Ottoman Empire; however, due to the decline of their power and prestige, the Balkan States found an opportunity to gain independence. ... The European Powers became alarmed with the success of the Balkan States in the war. ... Within the tiny Balkan States, the nationalism of the early 19th century erupted into an ocean of patri...

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The overreaching desire to be the greatest nation was intensified toward the end of the 19th Century. ... By the beginning of the 20th century, most of the world had been colonised by only a few great powers. The British empire had colonised countries such as India, South Africa, and parts of North Africa. ... The belief created a division within Europe with the growing Anglo-German naval race between Germany and Britain to see which country had the greatest navy in the world, a race to emphasise who the greatest nation was, essentially the epitome of nationalism. ... With growing tensions in ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate