What National Identity Could Be
National identity is what people identify as on a national level of any given country. Each country in the European Union has one on the individual level. The lack of having one as the European Union has become a factor in questioning what the purpose is of the union all these countries have with each other. Building a national identity can help to unify people, let alone countries, by giving them a purpose or a reason to be unified. The European Union’s case is unique because most countries have a deep history in which they were considered the best or were widely renowned in popularity. The Spanish Empire, the Third Reich, and the Italian Renaissance, each were an empire or widely renowned because of a cultural …show more content…
The European Union is increasing in size according to the article “The European Union: Questions and Answers” (pp.8) as it states that the EU uses this growth to try and convince others into joining for the purpose of increasing peace nationally. In their case, creating a national identity is tricky due to the rich history each country has. One of the major problems causing a lack of identity is that each country at one point was an empire. They were at the top of the food chain leading the world in discovery or simply conquering others by power. Germany had the Third Reich in World War II and Spain had the Spanish Empire which started in the late 15th century and ended in the late 20th century. A national identity can also work against the European Union because of this history. Not every country may agree to the identity causing backlash or uprisings working against the establishment of one. Each country will have an opinion that is vastly different depending on the history. For example, Germany, returning to its roots, will believe that other countries are inferior and need to be guided by them. In Germany claiming that they are superior, Spain and France will respond in retaliation against those remarks. With countries going at each other’s heads for leadership a national identity cannot work. The idea in which reminding each country of what they …show more content…
In my opinion the creating an identity can rally those that still believe in the purpose of the European Union. In doing so it can bring other countries on board with the idea. Although it looks as though regionalism may be taking lead in the situation there is still time to bring it all back to its roots. In the same article “The European Union: Questions and Answers,” the purpose of the European Union is mentioned as a way to “promote peace and prosperity in Europe” also, to avoid “another catastrophic conflict” like World War II. If this was the original purpose then this is the common goal which is needed to keep the European Union
National identity is what people identify as on a national level of any given country. Each country in the European Union has one on the individual level. The lack of having one as the European Union has become a factor in questioning what the purpose is of the union all these countries have with each other. Building a national identity can help to unify people, let alone countries, by giving them a purpose or a reason to be unified. The European Union’s case is unique because most countries have a deep history in which they were considered the best or were widely renowned in popularity. The Spanish Empire, the Third Reich, and the Italian Renaissance, each were an empire or widely renowned because of a cultural …show more content…
The European Union is increasing in size according to the article “The European Union: Questions and Answers” (pp.8) as it states that the EU uses this growth to try and convince others into joining for the purpose of increasing peace nationally. In their case, creating a national identity is tricky due to the rich history each country has. One of the major problems causing a lack of identity is that each country at one point was an empire. They were at the top of the food chain leading the world in discovery or simply conquering others by power. Germany had the Third Reich in World War II and Spain had the Spanish Empire which started in the late 15th century and ended in the late 20th century. A national identity can also work against the European Union because of this history. Not every country may agree to the identity causing backlash or uprisings working against the establishment of one. Each country will have an opinion that is vastly different depending on the history. For example, Germany, returning to its roots, will believe that other countries are inferior and need to be guided by them. In Germany claiming that they are superior, Spain and France will respond in retaliation against those remarks. With countries going at each other’s heads for leadership a national identity cannot work. The idea in which reminding each country of what they …show more content…
In my opinion the creating an identity can rally those that still believe in the purpose of the European Union. In doing so it can bring other countries on board with the idea. Although it looks as though regionalism may be taking lead in the situation there is still time to bring it all back to its roots. In the same article “The European Union: Questions and Answers,” the purpose of the European Union is mentioned as a way to “promote peace and prosperity in Europe” also, to avoid “another catastrophic conflict” like World War II. If this was the original purpose then this is the common goal which is needed to keep the European Union