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Nationalism inspires a pride within a group of people that ignites change and strengthens unity. It is what keeps heritages and cultures of nations alive. But what happens when the people advocating Nationalism are trapped within a nation in which they do not desire to be? The Pan-Slavic movement in Eastern Europe in the early 20th Century created a tension between Austria-Hungary and Serbia that culminated in

In document (B) the cartoon it was informing how the countries were against each other.

During the 1920’s a series of events were set into motion that plunged America into one of the worst time of its existence come 1929 and later the Great Depression. Through the challenges America faced, it arose to become the world’s strongest leading economical and political superpower. As the country began to emerge stronger than ever, leaders arose to the occasion and aided its progression as a world power. One such leader was be Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Due to his actions, the memory of him was preserved in the form of political cartoons for individuals to view and come to the conclusion that despite some ill feelings toward the man, he was a man of noble character who aided America in achieving greatness.

Two political cartoon images that will be analyzed include a pro imperialism depiction, “Uncle Sam’s New Class in the Art of Self-Government”, from (Harper’s Weekly, 1898) and an anti-imperialism depiction, “Fun for the Boys”, from (Life, 1900) that both demonstrated this debate. While many Americans denounced the act of imperialism, many others advocated it. The focal point of these images was to capture viewers’ attention in which the artist’s main objective was to get viewers to agree with their outlook of imperialism.

During the interwar period, Turkey and India were breeding grounds for nationalism. Nationalism - a shared group feeling linked by a geographical (sometimes demographical) region seeking independence - is a threat to imperialism, the exploitation of land and resources of a conquered nation. By comparing and contrasting their effects we are able to shape our understanding of strained relationships, political and social reform.

Nationalism has played a crucial role in world history over the past centuries. It continues to do so today. For many, nationalism is indelibly associated with some of the worst aspects of modern history, such as the destructive confidence of the Napoleon’s army and the murderous pride of Nazi Germany. Large numbers of people, descent in their hearts, have carried out unbelievable atrocities for no better reason than their nation required them to. Authoritarian and totalitarian regime have crushed dissent, eliminated opposition, and trampled on civil liberties in the name of the nation.

Cartoons have been a prominent and interesting apparatus for politics throughout the ages. Political movements, parties, and groups using propaganda to further their beliefs dates back to the eighteenth and nineteenth century. Though America faces an austere history, lighthearted propaganda colors its decades and gives them life. Political cartoons are so widely used in America that they have become a significant piece of pop culture. Moreover, because of their ability to capture the reader’s attention, propaganda is exploited throughout politics.The cartoons are wonders of the human imagination; illustrators create comical images and intertwine profound political opinions to influence their viewer’s mind. For example, one movement that abundantly grew from propaganda was the women’s rights movement. The artists of the seemingly despised cause drew controversial cartoons that set a fire in the hearts of women all over the world. Consequently, the same cartoons ignited a passionate war between women who wanted freedom, and those who believed that women could not handle that freedom. Through the use of colorful concepts and daring expressions, political cartoons display the influence of the women’s rights movement throughout history, while the cartoons of Anti-Feminists demonstrates the world’s reaction to the movement.

Nationalism has become one of the most powerful uniting-and occasionally separating-powers of the modern age. Throughout history, there were numerous countries that exemplified both sides of this classic European belief. However, as time has passed, this pride and promotion of one’s country has developed far beyond the scope of Europe. Nationalist feelings fester in all parts of the globe now, and with that comes more complicated expressions of the sentiment, as well as carefully crafted governments that exist for the sole support of nationalist fervor.

A nationalist takes the neutral facts about people-their language, habit, culture, tradition, and history-and turns these facts into a narrative, whose purpose is to illuminate the self-consciousness of a group, to enable them to think of themselves as a nation with a claim to self-determination. A nationalist, in other words, takes “minor differences”-indifferent in themselves-and transforms them into major differences (45).

Nationalism in Austria has been a journey through wars and development of individuality from Germany. The German culture has been part of Austria’s history and influence. After World War I, remaining part of the Austrian- Hungarian empire, multiethinic and multilinguistic, considered themselves ‘Germans’ and ‘second German state’ (Solsten, McClave, & Keefe, 1994, p. 79). However, Austria was forbidden to unify with Germany. The mindset of the Austrian psyche would consider being German, but also a state that no one wanted after World War I. At the beginning of World War II, Nazi Germany annex Austria into the Third Reich (Solsten, McClave, & Keefe, 1994, p. 79). The events, political regulation, and social injustice during the war transformed

The political and social conditions of Europe before the onset of the World War I were extremely unstable and undergoing a rapid transition that was driven by national interests of different nations living in the region. Nationalism was endorsed to promote patriotism among masses and to achieve political objectives that were in alignment with the national or political interests of countries. As the time passed, the growing influence of imperialism and the ideology of nationalism manifested multifaceted

During the build up to World War One, Europe was a powder keg waiting for the smallest disturbance to explode. With complex alliances and ethnic ties, eventually, something was going to set off these tensions. “As a Continental, overpopulated, Power Germany presses constantly on Austria and uses her. Bismarck's policy towards Austria is the diplomatic and political formulation of the constant pressure (Page 121) of the Prussian North on the Austrian South. Lagarde, the father of modern Pan-Germanism, formulated the German programme: 'Colonisation of Austria by Germany.'” Pan Germanism is a clear example of ethnic entrepreneurship from Germany; the concept’s goal is to unite all German ethnicities into one massive state. This can also be related to nationalism, since the point of Pan Germanism is to create one homogenous state with one race and ethnocentric ideology. Germany’s ethnic entrepreneurship saw some success, resulting in the unification between Germany and Austria through the promise of ethnic domination.

Nationalism is the idea that a people who have much in common, such as language, culture and geographic proximity ought to organize in such a way that it creates a stable and enduring state. Nationalism is tied to patriotism, and it is the driving force behind the identity of a culture. Nationalism had many effects in Europe from 1815, The Congress of Vienna and beyond. In the following essay I will describe many of the consequences of nationalism on European identity, as well as some of the conflicts that it created.

Nationalism is generally described as the largely-held belief that individuals living in certain geographical spaces share unique historical and cultural customs, which provides them with the right to live in a sovereign political, state (Ellen, 2011). The description of nationalism provides the basis for understanding why national identities have strong emotional connections in lives of individuals. Actually, nationalism becomes an important aspect in modern personal identities and public events because of the emotional link with national communities.

Romanies, translated to “person” from an Indic root, are an ethnic nation whose sense of nationalism stems from their ethnicity, connecting with their fellow Romanies deeper than the country that they reside. The Romanies have gone through different hardships compared to their fellow citizens; they regularly receive discrimination ultimately never being ‘one’ with their country. At the time of their immigration boom, 15th to 16th century, the Romanies learned various skills and many became employed. Locals became furious and began calling them thieves for ‘stealing’