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Nationalism's Role In World War I

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Nationalism is the strong belief that the interests of a particular nation-state is of primary importance. It also is the belief that a people who share a common language, history, and culture should have an independent nation. Nationalism is shown in many ways throughout World War I, the Interwar Years, and World War II. It is shown in nationalists groups such as the KMT, through new ideas such as Nazism or Fascism, and during events that happen during wars and revolutions, such as the Salt March. Nationalism’s role is important in all of these wars and revolutions because without Nationalism, history would be very different. Nationalism has a big impact on World War 1, and its impact is shown in many ways throughout the war. At the beginning …show more content…

During the Interwar years, nationalism effected revolutions and the decisions that governments or political groups make. The Russians show nationalism by eliminating anyone who doesn’t follow communism. “Stalin waged war … on those designated as “kulaks” (Goff 151)because he wanted to unify the people who agreed with his ideas of communism. This affects the communists rise to power during the Russian revolution because the communists are trying to unite the Russians under one government. The Kuomintang, also known as the KMT, were a nationalist party in China during the interwar years who opposed the CCP, the Chinese Communist Party. The reason that this group was nationalist is because Sun-Yat sen, the leader of the KMT, wanted to unite the people of China under a republic. Nationalism played a big role in forming the revolution in China. Nationalism is also shown by the Indian people during the Salt March. The Indian people decided to have this march to show their independence. This is an example of nationalism because the Indian people are uniting to show their independence and get rid of the British. Nationalism effected the situations in different nations during the interwar years, whether they were to end or start a

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