What is Nationalism?
What is the definition of Nationalism?
Identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion and/or detriment of the interests of other nations
True or false - Canada is NOT a nation state
True
What is the name of the time period when people began to use reason and logic, rather than faith, religion, and superstition, to answer important questions
The Enlightenment
What are the names of the two palaces the king and queen were kept prisoner?
Versailles and Tuileries Palace
What is another term for enlightened nationalism?
Supranationalism
What is the difference between nationalism and patriotism?
A feeling of superiority
What are the three defining attrbiutes of a country?
Geographic area with borders
Controlled by a single government
Borders and government is recognized by other countries
What two revolutions played a role in influencing the French Revolution?
Glorious and American
The Festival of Federation occured on the one year anniversary of what event?
The storming of the Bastille
What is the name of the document that guarantees the rights and freedoms for all Canadians?
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
What are the five different types of nationalism?
Internationalism, Enlightened National Interest, Moderate Nationalism, Narrow National Interest, Ultranationalism
What is a nation-state?
A sovereign territory with one group of individuals who share a common history (France, Japan, Germany, etc.)
What was the name of the King and Queen who ruled France during the French Revolution?
King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette
What was the name of the committee that headed the Reign of Terror?
Committee of public safety
What was the name of the king and queen's son, who died in prison at age 10?
Louis-Charles
Explain enlightened nationalism
Further the interests of others provided they also further your own interests
A desire to ___________ is one of strongest human desires
What were three causes of the French Revolution?
Geographic - crops, floods, draughts, bread price
Social - three estates
Economic - France is poor and king and queen continue to spend
Historic - revolutions and enlightenment
Political - absolute control and power of the monarchy
What was the name of the politcal party that opposed the Jacobins?
Girondins
What was the name of the prison the king and queen were sent to following their attempted escape?
Temple prison
What are three examples of world leaders (past or present) and where do they fit on the nationalism spectrum?
Gandhi - moderate nationalist
Trump - narrow national interest
Hilter - Ultranationalism
What is civic nationalism?
A nation with a shared belief in the same laws, values, constitutions, and political traditions
What are three freedoms guaranteed in the declaration of the rights of man?
Freedom of religion, press, speech, property rights, fair trial, etc.
What is one reason the Directory ultimately failed?
Corruption, civil unrest, economic woes, etc.
What were the names of the three leaders of the commune?
Danton, Marat and Robespierre