On a sheet of paper answer the following question

• What does it mean to be American?

Aspects of Nationalism (p.688)

• Culture• History• Language• Territory• Nationality (ethnic ancestry)• Religion

Positive

• Overcoming differences to unite.• Overthrow of colonial rule• Spread of Democracy• Competition among nations promotes

technological advances.

Negative

• Minority cultures being destroyed• Ethnic cleansing• Extremism (Ex. Nazism)• Competition between nations leading to war

Nationalism Video

Create Your Own Nation

• Make a symbol that represents your newly created nation. • Give a brief description of what the symbol is and why it

represents your new nation.

• Describe each of the following aspects of your newly created nation (Use page 688 for help)– Culture, History, Language, Territory, Nationality

(ethnic ancestry), Religion

Choose 1 of the following and answer in 5 sentences or more.

• How did Industrialization transform European society?

• What factors drove imperialism? How did Imperialism transform Africa and Asia?