This chapter discusses nationalism in America and how it brought the country together during a time when loyalty was shifting from individual states to the federal government. Nationalism developed as people started feeling united under one nation and one identity. While nationalism can unite a country, it can also become dangerous if people follow the nation blindly without question, as was the case in Nazi Germany.
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Chapter 12 Lecture Notes
This chapter discusses nationalism in America and how it brought the country together during a time when loyalty was shifting from individual states to the federal government. Nationalism developed as people started feeling united under one nation and one identity. While nationalism can unite a country, it can also become dangerous if people follow the nation blindly without question, as was the case in Nazi Germany.
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Chapter 12 Lecture Notes
This chapter has a lot of stuff but has a main idea
o Nationalism bringing the country together People feel like they are united as one together This was a new idea for America at the time A reason it developed in this time Difference between a nation and nationalism o Nationalism is a strong belief and loyalty to the state Rome had nationalism to the emperor This nationalism shifts from loyalty to the king from loyalty to the state during Americas time During this time loyalty transitioned from individual states to the fed. Gov. John Marshall was a huge in the development of nationalism Nationalism can become a bad thing when people blindly follow o Example is Nazi Germany when people followed only the nation o Americas commonality is freedom and diversity This makes it impossible for people to completely follow blindly