Nationalism & Unification

Objective

• Analyze the concept of Nationalism
• Explain how Germany and Italy became unified states.

Agenda

1. Music:  Ride of the Valkyries
2. Warm-up #19 - Listening to this song, what kind of images, feelings, or ideas does it give you?
3. PowerPoint:  Nationalism & Unification
4. Primary Sources
1. Mazzini
1. According to Mazzini, why is cooperation with others better than working alone?  Explain his argument then provide a direct quote to support it.
2. Mazzini wants to redraw the map along the lines of nations.  What does he predict will happen once this is the case?
3. Mazzini calls the your country a "home that God has given us" - why does he think cooperation between countrymen is particularly easy to do?
4. What is Mazzini's ideal form of government?
5. To what extent should voting rights be extended to the population?
2. Arndt
1. This country asks what it means to be German.   Give two examples (THAT YOU UNDERSTAND) from the reading of what it means to be German.
2. How is this idea of a nation different from Mazzini's view?
3. Quotes
1. Read over the "supporters" of nationalism quotes.  Describe at least three things that a patriotic American would do or manners in which a patriotic American would act.
2. Read over the "critics" of nationalism quotes.  List at least three problems cause by nationalism or arguments about why it is a silly idea.
3. Do you think nationalism is a positive force or negative force overall?  Justify your response.