European History

Many different people groups throughout history have been targeted by nativism. Nativism is excluding the immigrants who come into the country whether it’s legally or illegally. However, throughout the United States’ history they have excluded so many people groups from the Chinese, to Europeans, and people from the Middle East. It seems like they try to do this in order to get the immigrants to leave, which never seems to work. The United States seems to have excluded more people groups then…

Europeanization refers to adoption and spreading of European cultures, ideas, policies and economies. It could also refer to the institutionalization of European symbols and icons. European identity formation and citizenship building are being attained through Europeanization. One issue related to this process is identifying whether there really is Europe. There is no document directly stating what Europe is and which states are parts of it. Not knowing the boundaries and not having a concrete…

in Latin America there are many trends. Still, we see the largest change in the concepts used by former and modern historians. Although past and present historians have had to involve many social aspects in their concepts of Race in Latin American history past and present, Modern historians are able to use the many newer historical concepts available to them. These historical concepts are ones that due to postmodern popularity usually tie in with the social sciences. Historian Magnus Morner, a…

other issues was the concern that Greece’s financial problems would spread not only to other European nations but also across the world. A loan default by Greece might have produced a global financial shock. However, this opinion is not shared by everyone and there are people who believe that Europe’s safeguards are enough to prevent the financial damage from spreading. Greece’s possible exit from the European Union might benefit both Greece and its…

colonial age, European and American customs, practices, political ideas, and cuisines have steadily drifted apart. While largely similar, it is the proverbial devil in the details that marks the subtle but profound differences between both. While one could fill several text books with these subtle difference, not the least reason for which there are so many European countries, this essay will delineate a lesser debated difference. That difference being the working habits and norms of Europeans…

Ninety percent of the population lives in urban areas, out of a total of 36.1 million one-third resides in Gran Buenos Aires. The population is made up of people of European descent, most originally came from Spain or Italy. People that live in Argentina are called Argentines and they speak Spanish, Italian, German, and French. Paraguayans and Uruguayans are permanent residents in Argentina and they make up a large middle class who work in industry, own small businesses or hold government and…

consciousness, where the newly immigrated population insisted on their “whiteness”. They distanced themselves from the Afro-Brazilians to not be linked to slavery and to seem in contrast better. Afro-Brazilians after being oppressed through the entire history in Brazil, now shared their tribulations along with the people that were supposed to fix up Brazil by “whitening” it. “Italian Immigrants and Afro-Brazilians were associated with crime, and an independent study found that Italians,…

Kingdom voted to leave the European Union on June 23. Throughout history, nations that have strived for independence have created instability in their states. Nationalism within these countries has escalated in times of instability towards ultranationalism in which nationalism is excessive to the point of harming another nation, causing historic events such as WW1 and WW2. The pursuit of peace and economic growth after this era of horror has led to the creation of the European Union in which…

Would it be in the United Kingdom’s economic interest to leave the European Union? The United Kingdom (UK) has been a member of the European Union (EU) for almost four decades and has thrived financially since joining. However, following the recent financial crisis, concerns about Britain’s ongoing membership of the EU have increased dramatically, notably voiced by the head of the Confederation of British Industries (CBI), the UK’s largest business lobby. A key promise in the Conservative…

The question this article is trying to explain is what effects has ethnonationalsim had, not only in European states, but also how it has influenced nationalistic views in other states. Throughout the article Muller explains of how ethnonationalsim is perceived to be by different states such as the United States and several European states. The author’s primary argument is that ethnonationalsim, although at times gruesome, was crucial to the formation and continuation of states. Muller starts…