HIST 1007 Chapter : HIST 10 20 14
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October 20, 2014: from late 18th century to wwi, new nations emerged around world; example: france, america, latin america, unified through revolutions, independence movements, and civil wars. The state: nationalism was process that helped give identity to these new nation-states. The nation: often called a country, which implies a geographic boundary, but both country and nation are talking about a common culture. These cultural identities might/might not have geographic boundary, examples include lsu (tiger nation), which doesn"t have boundaries, but has a culture , transcends borders, and also with native american groups such as the. This is why nations need symbols, or signs of membership, like flags, monuments, art, literature, songs (national anthems, a common language, development of a shared history. From late 18th century and onward, there was a combination of nation and state. Idea that national boundaries and state boundaries should correspond: nationalism is an idea that ethnic boundaries shouldn"t cut across political.
