World War One and World War Two are two major events that happened in our world. They were started partly because of four major things, militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism. Nationalism is the idea that one’s country is better than everyone elses, which was a prominent feeling throughout the 1900’s while these two major wars went on. Although World War One and World War Two occurred during different time frames and involved different leaders, they both had a strong supply of nationalism at the start and during these wars.
Before World War One started, the German Unification occurred. Before Germany unified, the country was together with Prussia and Austria. Germany believed that they were the best of the three countries, so a division had to be made. They thought that they were the best fit to take …show more content…
Stalin started a “Stalin Revolution”, making his country work at a very fast pace. Stalin said the Soviet Union was far behind other countries, and they had to be quick to make up lost time. He thought that if his country went about at a slower pace, they would fall even more behind the other countries. “No, we refuse to be beaten!” (Joseph Stalin: The Hard Line) said Stalin about how he could not be left behind, or be any worse than another country. He wanted to be the best, because he believed his country was the best and could be the best. In World War One, people had the thoughts of their country being better than everyone else, but without the work of power hungry dictators, things occurred differently. Many German soldiers said “Deutschland ueber alles” or “Germany above all else” (Georges Clemenceau: French Demands For Security and Revenge). This is an example of nationalism because these men that were fighting put their country above all other things, even if they could get
Before World War One started, the German Unification occurred. Before Germany unified, the country was together with Prussia and Austria. Germany believed that they were the best of the three countries, so a division had to be made. They thought that they were the best fit to take …show more content…
Stalin started a “Stalin Revolution”, making his country work at a very fast pace. Stalin said the Soviet Union was far behind other countries, and they had to be quick to make up lost time. He thought that if his country went about at a slower pace, they would fall even more behind the other countries. “No, we refuse to be beaten!” (Joseph Stalin: The Hard Line) said Stalin about how he could not be left behind, or be any worse than another country. He wanted to be the best, because he believed his country was the best and could be the best. In World War One, people had the thoughts of their country being better than everyone else, but without the work of power hungry dictators, things occurred differently. Many German soldiers said “Deutschland ueber alles” or “Germany above all else” (Georges Clemenceau: French Demands For Security and Revenge). This is an example of nationalism because these men that were fighting put their country above all other things, even if they could get