How did the environment during the "Little Ice Age" play a role in the creation of Nationalism?

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How did the environment during the "Little Ice Age" play a role in the creation of Nationalism?

Answer 1

It played no part whatsoever. The 'little ice age' lasted from about the 13th century to the early 19th century. Its effects can be seen in the many pictures of 'frost fairs' on the River Thames in London which were held when the river froze over - the last being held in the first decade of the 19th cent. (As a comparison there has hardly been a frost thus far in England this year, let alone rivers freezing over.) See also some of the pictures of Bruegel - merry peasants in the snow. And nationalism can hardly be said to have been 'created' - it was a movement of the latter half of the 19th century, not only in politics, but in art and music as well, when many of the subject nations of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in particular sought their freedom.

Answer 2

This occurred just before the French Revolution. A volcano in Asia had an eruption so huge that it spewed ash worldwide, causing crops to fail in North America and Europe. This caused the price of food to skyrocket, creating riots in France, an already destitute country. The king did nothing about the situation, reinforcing the idea that he did not care for the people, only himself. So a volcanic eruption caused a mini-ice age, which at least partially led to the French Revolution.

Answer 3

Scrat broke the ice and it all fell in the sea

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