Question

Nationalism no longer retained its idealistic liberal democratic sentiment by the last quarter of the nineteenth century in Europe.” Analyse the statement with examples​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Sentiment of Nationalism in the first half of the 19th century:

• Towards the last quarter of the 19th century, nationalism could not retain its idealistic liberal-democratic sentiment of the first half of the century, but became a narrow belief with inadequate ends.

• Nationalist groups became increasingly intolerant, which leads to war.

• Major European powers manipulated the nationalist aspirations to further their own imperialist aims.

• Source of nationalist tension in Europe was the area called Balkans.

• Idea of romantic nationalism in the Balkan together with disintegration of the Ottoman Empire made this region very explosive.