Though sometimes it can taken too far as seen in WWI. Nationalism gives citizens confidence in their nation and their strength as a people. It assures them that their country is without blame and cannot be held accountable. On the other hand, nationalist ideas can also demonize rival nations, showing them as aggressive, deceitful, savage or uncivilised. It convinces many citizens their nation is being threatened by the imperialistic ideas of other nations, even if their nation are the ones with the imperilistic ideals. Nationalist and militarist rhetoric assures people that when war erupts, their nation will emerge victorious. All of the large European forces believed in their strength, whether German, French, English or Russian. They were used to the colonial battles against underdeveloped and underarmed peoples. This caused a belief that they could easily defeat anyone including larger powers such as
Though sometimes it can taken too far as seen in WWI. Nationalism gives citizens confidence in their nation and their strength as a people. It assures them that their country is without blame and cannot be held accountable. On the other hand, nationalist ideas can also demonize rival nations, showing them as aggressive, deceitful, savage or uncivilised. It convinces many citizens their nation is being threatened by the imperialistic ideas of other nations, even if their nation are the ones with the imperilistic ideals. Nationalist and militarist rhetoric assures people that when war erupts, their nation will emerge victorious. All of the large European forces believed in their strength, whether German, French, English or Russian. They were used to the colonial battles against underdeveloped and underarmed peoples. This caused a belief that they could easily defeat anyone including larger powers such as