Japanese nationalism

were still under the colonial rule of mainly France and Great Britain. The idea of anti-colonization began to take a foothold within the world around this time in conjunction with the spread of nationalism amongst the colonies, but was put on hold during the Second World War. This was due to the Japanese assaults on colonized portions of Southeast Asia, in which it took allied holdings (Christle 14). After the war, the colonial powers found themselves in a completely changed political…

An explosion of new ideas and cultures came about from the post World War universe. The world from the 1950s until the present day has been filled with these blossoming ideas, as a response to the shocking and harsh realities brought forth by the devastating World Wars. Despite some rejection of traditional values, these ideas still have roots embedded in philosophies thought up well before the the 1950s. The progression and regression of certain ideas are apparent if one looks at the historical…

In Empire of Cotton, we can observe that the industrialized cotton production, once linked metropole and colonies together, propelled nationalist independence movements in the 20th century. Facing the labor unions demanding high wages, European and North American cotton manufacturers relocated their factories to the Global South to acquire cheap labors. The relocation was accompanied by the ideology of industrial capitalism, modern cotton manufacturing technology, managerial skills in factories,…

composers from many other countries around the world began trying to establish distinctive national styles that represented their own nation by using traditional forms of dance, folk songs and history. Many expressionist composers based their music on nationalism and themes. Kryzysztof Penderecki’s ‘Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima’ and Peter Sculthorpe’s ‘Jabiru Dreaming’…

population. “Western Civilization, then, becomes another confusing category...as a man attempts to impose his small-screen view of political and cultural reality upon a complex world” (Reed 288). Historical incidents such as: “The incarceration of Japanese-American citizens during World War II, the persecution of Chicanos and Chinese Americans, the near-extermination of the Indians, and the murder and lynchings of thousands of Afro-Americans” (Reed 288) have lead to ongoing prejudice in today 's…

formidable change that occurs or a threat of overpowering the other nation. This all happen whilst including their allies from other continents and countries who do not have an actual say on what should go on, economic hardships, and an increase in nationalism and propaganda. There are both sides to the possibility of World War III, it…

The United States is often portrayed as the land of great opportunity. Anything can be accomplished as long as one works hard enough to do so. Many people believe the prosperity of immigrants is tied to how completely they embrace this ideal of the American Dream. While often thought of in a modern context, this idea is seen in older works as well. In Willa Cather’s My Ántonia and Ole Rølvaag’s Giants in the Earth, the attitude with which immigrants approach their new lives decides how…

myth of a common descent and other criteria for what Weber refers to as an ethnic group (Weber 1920, 385; 389). This is not to erase the importance of regional differences in Germany. Rather than being comprised of many different ethnic groups, Germany was considered a conglomeration of different groups that essentially came from the same descendent. While this played into the rhetoric of Nazi Germany, one must be careful not to place this belief in common ethnic decent only on the development…

on being a country that people can trust to be welcoming and compassionate. Since the first world war, Canada’s participation and success on the battlefields did the most to create a sense of distinct nationhood; resulting in a flood of cultural nationalism across the country. However, in recent years, Canada’s familiar reputation for being a peacekeeping nation quickly changed as a certain political party took over the country. Spending billions of dollars to send troops on assassination…

move to America such as Irish, German, French, and Chinese. Mass immigration did not start until 1830’s. Immigration caused many mixed feelings for Americans, some saw immigration positively while others saw it negatively. This caused ideas such Nationalism and Nativism to be born. This essay will discuss the views of different Americans and how immigration impacted America from 1830-1850’s. Most of the immigrants who came to America were either Irish or German. Immigration brought many Irish to…