Basque nationalism

Hannibal’s journey and Mao Zedong’s journey are having similar and different keys of their story in several ways. First, leader of both journeys whose is Hannibal and Mao Zedong. Both of them had a vastly ambitious and strong determination to achieve their goal. For example, Hannibal made a decision to take a long journey from Spain to Italy in order to make a surprise attack. In the same way, Mao Zedong started his fight against the Nationalist Government and set the long journey from the south…

Standing for the National Anthem shows respect to our country and the soldiers who have fought and died for our freedom. The Nation should be united in appreciation to those who have protected our country. We sing the National Anthem as a tribute to symbolize our passion to the country. When people chose not to stand for the National Anthem, it shows that their not thankful. Also if they choose not to stand, they are just a disappointment to our nation as a country. To start with, standing for…

states that patriotism is the love of your own people, while nationalism is the hatred of others above all else. The speaker, Charles de Gualle, is saying that when patriotism is taken to the extreme, nationalism can become destructive and hateful to the point where it is set as more of a priority to resent another nation than to just simply be proud and satisfied of an individual home nation. (2) The source disagrees with nationalism, but encourages the love of one’s country by means of…

The most popular definition for nationalism is a love or loyalty to one’s country, but it is made up of much more. Nationalism is felt by large groups of people who have a common culture. They all experience the same religion, language and history and share a territory. These people often feel that their nation is better, and better off as an autonomous state that rules itself, and they might be willing to go to many extremes to achieve this. This nationalism has affected Italy and Germany as…

Applying Michael Billig’s theory of banal nationalism to Schein’s study, can be interpreted as a constant symbol of the homeland. Though not the original homeland, the landscape from Laos becomes a constant reminder of a homeland for many first generation Hmong Americans who came here as refugees. The prevalence of these serene images of nature in turn become a reminder of what it means to be Hmong; being able to live the way a person wishes without fear of prosecution or obstruction. In a way,…

the discrepancies between countries in terms of the monarchical and parliamentary evaluations. Many of these factors contribute to the conflicts between 1815 and 1923 as they all provide the basis for hostility between countries and the rise of nationalism in a time when Europe was undergoing a major…

Nationalism was the primary cause of WWI. Nationalism is a feeling of being loyal to and proud of one’s country, and the belief that one’s country is superior to other countries. Countries with nationalistic tendencies emphasized the culture and achievements of their own country and put their interests above other nation’s interests. Citizens believed that their own country was fair and without blame, and that their rival nations were aggressive, deceitful, and backwards. Each nation tried to…

of emperor powers in Europe. Nationalism created a new era of interest of which nations could compete. It was the time when people of all countries were fighting and rose up to defend the countries they loved. A time when German, France, Great Britain and Austria-Hungary started fighting over influence and colonies and smaller nations were striving towards independence to fulfill their dream of being a sovereign state. The primary goal and role of the nationalism were to create a…

Culturally distinct groups resisted being added to a state and tried to break away. Greeks broke free from the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire ruled by the Turks controlled many ethnic groups such as Greeks, Arabs, Bulgarians, Armenians and Slavs. These different ethnic groups were underrepresented, where deprived from basic civil rights, and were oppressed. During the late eighteenth century, the French and the British pressured the Ottomans to grant equal rights to all people regardless of…

My Vision for America Many of us celebrate the 4th of July, many of us celebrate veterans day; during these days we are grateful for those who have served and those who have taken the ultimate sacrifice so their kids, grandkids, and great grandkids, could grow up in a free life wear they can worry about homework and not about the things soldiers worry about when in battle. It's clear that veterans and soldiers love the country they are fighting for, but will they love this country the same way…