what is nationalism? 2 examples?

Question

so my teacher was talking about nationalism, i really didnt understand it very well so i was wondering if you guys could help me out. i asked my teach. and he said it wasnt all that important, but i really am curious. can you tell me what it is and give a modern day example and an example from the past???

Answer 1

Nationalism is a term that refers to a doctrine[1] or political movement[2] that holds that a nation—usually defined in terms of ethnicity or culture—has the right to constitute an independent or autonomous political community based on a shared history and common destiny.[3]

Nationalism is a form of universalism when it makes universal claims about how the world should be organised, but it is particularistic with regard to individual nations. The combination of both is characteristic for the ideology, for instance in these assertions:

* "in a nation-state, the language of the nation should be the official language, and all citizens should speak it, and not a foreign language."
* "the official language of Denmark should be Danish, and all Danish citizens should speak it."

Nationalists see nations as an inclusive categorisation of human beings - assigning every individual to one specific nation. In fact, nationalism sees most human activity as national in character. Nations have national symbols, a national culture, a national music and national literature; national folklore, a national mythology and - in some cases - a national religion. Individuals share national values and a national identity, admire the national hero, eat the national dish and play the national sport.

Nationalists define individual nations on the basis of certain criteria, which distinguish one nation from another; and determine who is a member of each nation. These criteria typically include a shared language, culture, and/or shared values which are predominantly represented within a specific ethnic group. National identity refers both to these defining criteria, and to the shared heritage of each group. Membership in a nation is usually involuntary and determined by birth. Individual nationalisms vary in their degree of internal uniformity: some are monolithic, and tolerate little variance from the national norms. Academic nationalism theory emphasises that national identity is contested, reflecting differences in region, class, gender, and language or dialect. A recent development is the idea of a national core culture, in Germany the Leitkultur, which emphasises a minimal set of non-negotiable values: this is primarily a strategy of cultural assimilation in response to immigration.

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Answer 2

~Believing that dropping the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima were just and served a military purpose or saved American (and/or) Japanese lives, and

believing that the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan were legal under international law, justified, moral, and could result in anything other than abysmal failures

would be examples of blind nationalism to the point of chauvinism.

Not important? Did your teacher go to college? It is this stupid attitude that allows the neo-cons to get away with what they've been doing since the bleak and dismal days of Ronnie Raygun and, if they win the coming election, will result in the retraction of civil rights and personal liberties in this country to the grand old days of Plessy v. Ferguson after they replace Ruth Ginsburg and John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court with the likes of William Rehnquist.

Answer 3

What Is Nationalism Definition

Answer 4

War of 1812 and the Treaty of Ghent in 1814.

Answer 5

2 examples would be the former South African regime who most famously implemented the system of 'apartheid' and Nazi Germany under the leadership of Adolf Hitler. Though these are both 'kind of' twisted examples.

more research try: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationalism

Countries divided by race religion credo etc.