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Modern World History: Nations and Empires1

Nations and Empires

What is nationalism?


Nationalism is a ____________of

strong pride in your _______, or

country.

We call it _________in America.

People are patriotic when they fly

the ________.

We tend to think patriotism is a

_______ feeling. That is not

always true in the past.

Nationalism really began with the….

French Revolution


1. Most French were

_______ of what they

did. They overthrew

their king and formed a

________ government

2. The French

people had freed

themselves of cruel

_______ and

wanted to see their

revolution spread to

countries that still

had strong kings.

3. When the French went to war with Austria,

________, and _______, their pride in their

nation became stronger.

Marseillaise

http://www.marseillaise.org/audio/mireille_mathieu_-_la_marseillaise.mp3

Two types of nationalism


1. Civic nationalism. Some countries, such _____

and the ________, felt proud of their countries’

democratic and open principles (their

nationalism appeals to everyone).

2. Ethnic nationalism. In some countries, like

Germany, Italy, and _______ , nationalists felt a

bond of “blood,” a conviction that they had a `_

culture, history, or language that make them

unique and better than others; these countries

were less democratic (the nationalism appeals

only to certain people).

Serb nationalists

confront US soldiers in

2008.

Nationalism became stronger in

Europe after 1860


Nationalists in Italy and ___________ started

wars to bring together tiny territories into a

unified country.

These new ________-states were proud of

their strength.

Governments encouraged nationalism so that

people would want to join the ____________.

The flipside of nationalism was negative

attitudes toward some other countries (and

minorities within their borders).


Germany

Nationalism in

Germany and Italy

simplified the map

in parts of Europe.

What is imperialism?


Imperialism is related to

the word empire.

Imperialists feel that their

nation should __________

another country’s land.

Imperialism is the

feeling__ that “my

________ is better than

yours.”

Britain had the largest

empire in history. Other

countries wanted their own

empires….

2 Symbols

of Britain’s

empire

Similarities between nationalism and

imperialism

• Nationalists and imperialists both wanted to __________ their countries by taking more ________.

• After nationalists ran out of room to expand in Europe, they competed for land (___________) in other countries.

• Nationalists and imperialists felt r_______________ superiority to the countries they wanted to conquer.Modern World History: Nations and Empires8

The continent most influenced by

imperialism was AFRICA___


In 1870, 10% of Africa

was controlled by

Europe.

By 1914, more than

90% was controlled by

EUROPE.

France came into

conflict with

ENGLAND.

GERMANY_ came into

conflict with both

France and England.

Britain’s Empire was the biggest.


Britain controlled…

one quarter of the

earth.

…an entire continent

(AUSTRALIA)

…a huge Asian

country (INDIA_)

…Egypt and the Suez

CANAL__.

America’s biggest

neighbor (CANADA_)

Germany wanted an empire as

strong as Britain’s empire


Germany got little land in Africa compared to Britain and France, so Germany built a navy to assert itself.

Germany’s navy worried Britain, so Britain increased the size of its navy.

Click for the

Deutschlandlied (German

national anthem)

French Empire


France lost power in Europe

because of the rise of

_________. It wanted empires

to make up for this loss.

France did not want to be left

out of the ___________for

Africa.

France remembered the great

days of the French

_________________, 100 years

earlier.

When Britain began to take over

________ Africa, France built

an empire in ___________

Even Italy wanted an empire


As ____________ and _____________became strong countries, Italy wanted to show the world by creating a strong empires too.

Italy wanted a land empire in Africa as strong as the ________ Empire 2,000 years ago!

In 1911, Italy took Libya from the Ottoman Empire. This was the first war in which bombs were dropped (by Italy) on people from airplanes.

Italy’s

Empire in

1914Compare the size

of Italy to its

empire in Africa

Belgium’s slave empire


King __________ II personally bought the Congo (1/6 of Africa) to grow ___________. Rubber was needed in factories for automobile___________.

He used millions of Africans as slaves and cut off their _______if they did not work hard enough.

________ took over the empire from Leopold in 1908

Belgian Congo

King Leopold had his own empire; he produced

rubber to sell to tire makers


Austria’s

empire was

different


• Austria was an

empire____________

Europe.

• It consisted of different

nations ___________ its

borders (called

__________________)

• These nationalities included

• __________________

• __________________

• Poles

• Czechs

• In Austria’s parliament,

11 different languages

were spoken, and there

were no

__________________!!

Austria was weakened by its nationalities


• Some nationalities in

Austria were friends with

Austria’s enemies!

Especially the ______.

• Some nationalities just

wanted their own

governments and to

_______ themselves.

• Nationalities in Southeast

Europe fought violent wars

with each other in 1912-

1913.

• Four small countries want to

take over land as the

Ottoman Empire lost its

power.

• World War One resulted

because of conflicts

among nations in the

Why did European countries want

empires?


1. __________ reasons

CONTROL OF

RESOURCES.

Leopold II of Belgium

wanted rubber in the

Congo, for example.

TRADE. Britain

wanted to buy

___________ from

India and wanted to

sell opium (drugs) to

China.

African miners dig gold in South Africa.


2. ___________ reasons

Countries felt they would be left behind if they did not create their own empire.

Control of strategic (very important) places such as the _________ Canal (Britain needed the canal for its trade in Asia)


empires?

Everyone wanted a

piece of the globe.


empires?


3._________________REASONS

European people took land because they felt ___________________ to (better than) non-European people. They emphasized differences of Color (black vs. white)LanguageReligion

Racism: Some Europeans thought they were ________________________ (PHYSICALLY) better than Africans and Asians, too

What was the result of imperialism

(1): Within colonies

Positives Negatives


1. Railroads

2. Hospitals

3. Industry

4. Improved education

5. Modern

communications

1. Removal of local _________

2. ________________spread everywhere. Europeans believed they were ________________to land and resources.

3. ______________broke out among the countries of Europe as they fought each other for ____________ and

What was the result of imperialism

(2): Conflict between empires


Conflicts between

empires

Russia vs. Japan

Russia vs. Britain

(India, Persia)

Britain vs. France

(Africa)

Germany vs. Britain

(over navy)

Etc.

New, deadlier

technology was

developed for fighting

wars

Machine guns

Accurate guns

Submarines

Wireless

communication

Airplanes

Dirigibles (Zeppelins)

Trucks…

Summary

How new nations were formed in Europe, 1850-

1914: Italy, Germany, and the Balkans


Italy

With French

help, Italy was

formed…

• By unifying

small states

on Italian

peninsula in a

series of

_______

• By taking

lands held by

___________Modern World History: Nations and Empires24

Germany

Under Prussian

leadership, Germany

was unified in several

_______

As a result, Germany

was created from

lands taken from

• Denmark

• Austria

• _________


France never quite got over its

loss of land in 1871.

Balkan nations: First step

• Throughout the 1800s,

the Ottoman Empire

got ____________

• Nationalities fought

wars to take land from

the Ottomans to create

new ___________:

• ________

• Plus Bulgaria,

Romania, Albania,

and Greece


Balkan nations: Second step –

Serbian expansion

Of these new nations,

SERBIA

1. tried to expand its

lands by taking parts

of Bulgaria and

Albania

2. Serbia also wanted to

unite Serbs living in

____________ and

used well-organized

terror to attack the

Austrian empire.


Russia supported Serbia in its

conflicts with Austria.

World War 1 Started in the

Balkans1. France was still upset

about loss of land in

1871

2. Russia and Austria

competed for control of

the Balkans

3. Russia supported

________________

national struggle

against Austria. This

led to conflict involving

_________ (on

Austria’s side) and

France and England

(on Russia’s side).


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