Nationalism
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What do you mean by nationalism?
The love for a nation or sense of belonging arising from common language, history, territory, et cetera
What is the striking feature of Indian nationalism?
The Republic Day parade in Delhi
What were the phases of nationalism?
• In 19 century Europe, it led to unification of small kingdoms and nation states. • German and Italian states were formed through unification and consolidation. • Large number of new states were founded in Latin America.
Nationalism is a strong political_______ that brings people together, but also________
• Belief. 2. Divides them.
Nationalism contributed to break up of which two large empires?
Austro Hungarian and Russian empires
Nationalism also led to the breakup of which four empires in Asia and Africa?
British, French, Dutch, and Portuguese
Struggle for freedom from colonial rule in India were which struggles?
Nationalist struggles
The nationalist struggles for freedom from colonial rule in India were inspired by?
Desire to establish nation states independent from any foreign control.
Which are the four main separated movements?
Quebecois in Canada Basques in northern Spain Kurds in Turkey and Iraq Tamils in Sri Lanka
What is the nation in simple terms?
A nation is a group of people who share a common identity which can be based on factors like language, culture, history, religion, ethnicity, etc.
A nation is to a great extent an __________
Imagined community.
What are the five assumptions people make about a nation?
• Shared beliefs. • History. • Territory. • Shared political ideals. • Common political identity.
How can nations be compared to teams?
In a team, people work or play together and conceive themselves as a collective group . A nation exists, when its members believe that they belong together.
When speaking of people of a nation we refer to their____________. Rather than their____________.
• Collective identity and vision for the future. 2. Physical characteristics or behaviour.
People who see themselves as a nation also embody a sense of continuing historical identity. What does this mean?
This means that nations perceive themselves as STRETCHING back into the past as well as REACHING into the future.
Sense of history comes from?
Collective memories, legends, historical records. This outlines the continuing identity of a nation.
How can we say that India has had a long and continuing history?
By mentioning our ancient civilisation, cultural heritage and other achievements
Discovery of India was written by?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru wrote, which book?
The discovery of India
What does Nehru talk about in his book discovery of India?
He talks about how there was immense variety and diversity among the people, but everywhere there was oneness. This held all of us together, regardless of whatever misfortune fell on us.
How do nations with a particular territory get sense of belonging?
Sharing a common past and living together on a particular territory over a long period of time gives people sense of their collective belonging.
People who see themselves as the nation speak of a ___________.
Home land
In spite of being dispersed, Jewish people always claim their original homeland was
In Palestine, the promised land.
Why has aspiration for a homeland been a major cause of conflict in the world?
This conflict arises when more than one set of people, lay claim to the same territory.