Key Historical Concepts and Events

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NATIONALISM

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Strong support for one's country/nation above all else, pride (can be extreme at times).

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PATRIOTISM

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Feeling of love, support and pride for your country.

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UNIFICATION

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Regions joining/unify together over shared values (separate states joined together to form a nation such as ITALY and GERMANY).

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INDEPENDENCE

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Breaking free of rule, freedom to make own decisions.

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NATION-STATE

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Country of shared values, history and culture.

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SOVEREIGNTY

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Self-Rule, right to govern- free from the control of others.

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Real-Politik

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Practical approach to politics, free from ideology. “Keep it real”.

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Blood and Iron

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Germany (Otto Von Bismarck) military force with bloodshed will be used to unify Germany.

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Congress of Vienna 1815

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Meeting of European monarchs led by Prince Von Metternich of Austria after the Napoleonic Wars: Redrew the map of Europe (created the German Confederation), created a balance of power in Europe so no one country would overpower the other, and created a lasting peace for 99 years until World War I in 1915.