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| Nationalism | A feeling which leads people to desire unity, freedom and complete control over their own affairs. |
| Civic Nationalism | This gives membership to all those born in a country and to those who commit to supporting it. Such nationalism is blind to race, color, creed, gender, language, or ethnicity so long as members subscribe to the nation’s political creed. |
| Ethnic Nationalism | This argues that it is not the state that creates the nation, but the people who create the state. |
| Integrative Nationalism (1815-1871) | This served as a unifying force, leading to the creation of nation states. |
| Disruptive Nationalism (1871-1890) | Minority groups clamored for independence. |
| Aggressive Nationalism (1900-1945) | Opposing national forces collided. This was a major cause of both world wars. |
| Contemporary Nationalism (1945 to present) | This includes the retreat from colonialism, the collapse of the Soviet “Empire” and reaction to American global supremacy. |
| Imperialism | This is the deliberate attempt by the people of one country to extend their rule over the people of other areas – against their wishes. |
| Old Imperialism | This began with the voyages of Columbus and Vasco da Gama in the late 15th century. This ended with the effects of the industrial revolution, the Napoleonic Wars and the problems of social and political reform in the 19th century. |
| New Imperialism | This dates to around the 1870’s. National pride and Social Darwinism are added to the mix. |
| Degrees of Imperialism | Concession, Sphere of Influence, Protectorate or Dependency, Colony, Annexation and Neo-Imperialism |
| Four Stages of Nationalism | Integrative Nationalism, Disruptive Nationalism, Aggressive Nationalism and Contemporary Nationalism |
| Concession | This is a right given up by one society to another. It might be political or economic. |
| Sphere of Influence | This involves one society having some ability to control the behavior of another. |
| Protectorate or Dependency | These terms denote open admission that one country controls another in terms of protection. |
| Colony | This involves a high degree of control, in which the mother country runs the internal affairs of the subject state. |
| Annexation | This involves a complete take-over or absorption of territory.. |
| Neo-Imperialism | This is characteristic of the post-1945 era, in which the super-powers exercised either political, economic, or ideological control over parts of the world. |
| Nationalism & Imperialism | Two major themes of the 20th Century and into today. |
| Social Darwinism | Loose set of ideologies that emerged in the late 1800s in which Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection was used to justify certain political, social, or economic views. |
