Question

Beliefs, objectives and methods of the assertive nationalities

Answer 1

Nationalism, sometimes also referred to as “jingoism” or “national chauvinism,” (Chauvin was a hyper-nationalist French political figure), is associated with a “zero-sum” view of reality, in which gains by one party are always offset by losses for another, or all other parties. Although more commonly associated with irrational feelings of identification with, and belief in the superiority of, one’s nation or country, racial nationalism (a bit of a misnomer) is an increasingly common form

Answer 2

Assertive nationalists were the group of people whose immediate objective was to attain Complete independence or Swaraj .

The methods of the Assertive nationalists are :

• Swadeshi .
• Boycott .
• National education.
• Revivalism .
• Passive resistance .

The only objective of the Assertives were to obtain Complete Independence from the British rule.

The believes of the assertives are as follows :

• They believed in using modern weapons.
• They believed that the British rule was responsible for the poor economy.
• They believed that the British administration was responsible for the Drain of Wealth .
• They believed in protest against the British .