Nationalism is a very strong loyalty to ones
country. There are several examples of nationalism that are related to . It was a group of
Serbian nationalists that carried out the plan to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand. These
Serbian nationalists wanted Austria-Hungary to give some land to Serbia where many Serbians were
living. After Austria-Hungary refused, the Serbian nationalists killed Franz Ferdinand. This
assassination was the spark that led to the start of World War I.
Another
example of nationalism is how countries began to build up their armies and navies. Germany
wanted to develop an overseas empire. It built up the army and the navy to accomplish this.
Other countries also began to build up their military forces. Because intense patriotism and
loyalty existed in these countries, the leaders and the people of each country believed that
they could defeat any country that they might fight in a war. As a result, they werent afraid of
fighting because they believed they would win any war that they fought.
These
strong feelings of nationalism can also be seen in how each country viewed its rivals. In Great
Britain, novelists often stereotyped the Germans as cold and cruel. The Russians were portrayed
as uncultured. In Germany, the press showed the British as greedy, expansionist, and obsessed
with money. These negative images helped stoke the spirit of superiority and nationalism that
existed within many countries.
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