How did “Nationalism” affect
Europe in the 19th-century?
IS NATIONALISM THE MAIN CAUSE OF WWI?
Questions with a neighbor
•  Is Nationalism a good thing or not?
•  What could this possibly lead to?
•  How does the picture relate to where we
are going next?
•  Nationalism A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one’s country.
-Language
-Customs
-Geography
-Look
-History
-Culture
Causes of Nationalism
•  Printing Press: cheaper books and newspapers
(1451 Johannes Gutenberg).
•  American Revolution: Declaration of
Independence / Constitution / Independence.
•  French Revolution: Nation became sovereign.
•  Industrialization: things got bigger and better.
•  However, the French Revolution had
inspired the rise of nationalistic
movements in many European
countries.
•  Following the defeat of Napoleon, the
Congress of Vienna met to create a
long-term PEACE settlement in Europe.
Redrawing of the Map of Europe
•  The Congress’s purpose was to
establish a balance of power in Europe
and return monarchs to power. Some
countries lost power / land.
FRANCE lost its
recent conquests
while major changes
affected the
Netherlands, the
states of the Rhine,
the German
Kingdom of Saxony,
and various Italian
territories. Russia
took Finland and
parts of Prussia.
Congress of Vienna (1814 – 1815)
LAND LOSS
•  The unification of Italy and of Germany
resulted in upsetting the balance of
power in Europe