Nationalism Test - 3

These ideals represent the terms under which they come together and are willing to live together. It represents, in other words, their political identity as a nation.

As a result, there exists within each religion a number of sects who differ significantly in their interpretation of the religious texts and norms. If we ignore these differences and forget an identity on the basis of a common religion we are likely to create a highly authoritative and oppressive society.

Nationalist struggles have contributed to the drawing and redrawing of the boundaries of states and empires. 

A nation is strengthened when its people acknowledge and accept their obligations to their fellow members. We might even say that recognition of this framework of obligations is the strongest test of loyalty to the nation.

In the nineteenth century, Germany and Italy denoted examples of unification.

A large number of new states were also founded in Latin America. Along with the consolidation of state boundaries, local dialects, and local loyalties were also gradually consolidated into state loyalties and common languages. 

Observing the same festivals, seeking the same holidays, and holding the same symbols valuable can bring people together, but it can also pose a threat to the values that we cherish in a democracy.

For the term nationalism, we are likely to get responses that talk about patriotism, national flags, sacrificing for the country, and the like. 

Canada includes English-speaking as well as French-speaking peoples. India also has a large number of languages which are spoken in different regions and by different communities. Nor do many nations have a common religion to unite them. The same could be said of other characteristics such as race or descent.

The notion of one culture - one state began to gain acceptability at the time. Subsequently, the idea of one cultureone state was employed while reordering state boundaries after World War I. The Treaty of Versailles established a number of small, newly independent states, but it proved virtually impossible to satisfy all the demands for self determination which were made at the time. Besides, re-organisation of state boundaries to satisfy the demands of one culture - one state, led to mass migration of population across state boundaries.