Unit One - Topic One
What is nationalism?
Vigorous support for one's nation and its interests, even to the exclusion or detriment of other nations
What is the difference between a country and a nation-state?
Country - defined geographic borders, single government, both government and borders recognized by other nations
Nation-State - a country whose population share a common history
What are five different causes of the French Revolution?
Geographic - snow/floods/drought leads to rising flour costs
Social - Three estates
Political - King has all power
Economic - France is broke yet King continues to spend
Historic - American and Glorious revolutions
What were the four M.A.I.N causes of WWI?
Militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism
What was the name of the treaty signed followed WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
What is the difference between nationalism and patriotism?
While both have strong support and love for one's nation, a nationalist will also have a sense of superiority regarding one's nation
What are five of the seven different understandings of a nation?
Linguistic, cultural, ethnic, political, geographic, civic, and religious
What two palaces did the King and Queen occupy during the French Revolution?
Versailles and Tuileries
What three countries made up the central powers or triple alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Describe three of the six terms imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles
Guilt for the war, reduction of armed forces, reparations, lost territory, banned from League of Nations, and forbade union between Germany and Austria
What are the five different types of nationalism found on the nationalism spectrum?
Internationalist, enlightened national interest, moderate nationalist, narrow national interest, and ultranationalist
What type of nationalism is defined by "the shared belief in the same laws, values, constitutions, and political traditions"?
Civic nationalism
What event led to the formation of the National Assembly?
The meeting of the Estates General and the Tennis Court Oath
Name three major battles that occurred during WWI
Somme, Ypres, Mon, Vimy Ridge, Passendale
What was the League of Nations and what are two reasons why it failed?
The League of Nations was the first worldwide intergovernmental organization established on January 10, 1920, following the Paris Peace Conference that ended World War I. Its primary mission was to maintain world peace through diplomacy, disarmament, and collective security, aiming to prevent a recurrence of the devastation caused by the Great War.
It failed because - US did not join - decisions were not binding - joining was voluntary and leaving meant nothing
What is the difference between an internationalist and an ultranationalist?
An internationalist believes helping all countries around the world will benefit everyone while an ultranationalist focuses solely on one's own nation, and encourages extreme forms of violence, racism, and genocide to promote said nation
Describe two ways in which someone may incorporate nationalism as part of their own identity.
Tattoos, singing the anthem every morning, wearing clothing featuring flags and other nationalist symbols, having their own flag pole, etc.
What political party was largely responsible for the Reign of Terror and who was its leader?
The Jacobins and Robespierre
What was the war measures act used for during both WWI and WWII?
Intern "enemy aliens" - censor the press - and secure the national economy
Name two actions taken by Germany prior to WWII that were met with appeasement by the world
1. Remilitarize the Rhineland
2. Annex Austria
3. Annex the Sudanland
What is the difference between an enlightened national interest and a narrow national interest?
An enlightened national interest states that a country will help another country given it helps their own, while a narrow national interest states that one's nation will only benefit/gain if others lose
Provide one example of religious, linguistic, and geographic nationalism
Judaism, Quebecois, and Tibet
Put the following events in chronological order
1. The Tennis Court Oath
2. The Glorious Revolution
3. Storming of the Bastille
4. King Louis executed
5. King and Queen attempt to escape France
6. The Directory takes over the government of France
7.The formation of the Committee of Public Safety
2 - 1 - 3 - 5 - 4- 7 - 6
Describe both role of both Indigenous and Black Canadians during WWI
1/3 of Indigenous Canadians fought in the war while Black Canadians participated as construction battalions
What were the three different steps of the "Final Solution" proposed by Hitler during WWII
1. Remigration (expel from Germany and taken territories)
2. Containment (ghettos and concentration camps)
3. Extermination (mobile killing squads and extermination camps)