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Nationalism and Realism

Nationalism and Realism. FOCUS QUESTIONS. What actions did Cavour and Bismarck take to bring about unification in Italy and Germany, respectively, and what role did war play in their efforts? What was the relationship between nationalism and reform between 1850 and 1871?. Nationalism.

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Nationalism and Realism

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  1. Nationalism and Realism

  2. FOCUS QUESTIONS • What actions did Cavour and Bismarck take to bring about unification in Italy and Germany, respectively, and what role did war play in their efforts? • What was the relationship between nationalism and reform between 1850 and 1871?

  3. Nationalism • Nationalism can be defined as a state of mind rising out of an awareness of being part of a community that has common institutions, traditions, language, and customs. • The community is “the nation” which commands the primary political loyalty of individuals. Thus loyalty to “the nation” rather than dynasty.

  4. Nationalism • Inspires the study of national language, history, literature, art, and folklore to understand the spirit of the nation. • Nationality and Political Unity in Common • Cultural Nationalism evolves into Political Nationalism • Romanticism as Influence

  5. Nationalism on the Rise • From Ideal to Power Politics—Realpolitik • Italy • Germany • Austria-Hungary • Ottoman Empire • United States

  6. Nationalism on the Rise • From Ideal to Power Politics—Realpolitik Realpolitik Politics based on practical objectives rather than on ideals. The word does not mean “real” in the English sense but rather connotes “things”-hence a politics of adaptation to things as they are. Realpolitik thus suggests a pragmatic, no-nonsense view and a disregard for ethical considerations. In diplomacy it is often associated with relentless, though realistic, pursuit of the national interest.

  7. Italian Unification 1859-1924

  8. The Case for Italy • Count Cavour, Piedmont-Sardinia,and the Risorgimento • Victor Emmanuel II (1849-1878) • Alliance with France and War with Austria • Giuseppi Garibaldi • New Kingdom of Italy – 1861 under Victor Emmanuel II Count Camillo di Cavour 1810-1861

  9. Italian Unification

  10. Nationalism on the Rise Otto von Bismarck 1815-1898 • The Case for Germany • Prussia & Austria • Zollverein customs union • King William I (1861-1888) • Otto von Bismarck • Danish War of 1864 • Austro-Prussian War of 1866 (Austrian Defeat at Sadowa) • Franco-Prussian War 1870-71 (French Defeat at Sedan) • Declaration of German Second Empire at Versailles, 1871 • Success of Nationalism and Authoritarianism

  11. Nationalism on the Rise Wilhelm I crowned German Emperor in the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles, France.

  12. German Unification

  13. Language Groups of Austria-Hungary • 663

  14. The Decline of the Ottoman Empire

  15. Jefferson Davis 1808-1889 Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865

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