Post the Napoleonic period in France; sectionalist arose because of the French Revolution. The revolution made people aware of culture and ideological movements which divided France. “Nationalists stressed the primary identification of the individual with the nation. People who thought of primary in terms of nationalism believed that those of a single nationality should share a common state and that those of each nationality should have their own state .” Nationalism was also associated with liberalism in the first half of the nineteenth century. The idea of liberalism was the ideas of liberty and equality of opportunity. The first person to …show more content…
In this essay Mazzini brings up nationalism a lot. His argument is that nationalism can be connected to socialism. Socialism refers to a social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. “You are men before you are either citizens or fathers .” Mazzini is referring to nationalism by calling men to unite and strengthen them. He says how their country should be their temple, and they should embrace the ability to vote and get involved. Mazzini wanted their nation to be treated like it was their families. It was their duties toward their