Patriotism vs. Nationalism

How are patriotism and nationalism similar?

• They are both words

• Derives from Greek patriṓtēs

• Both words involve some form of pride in one’s country

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Select the article's definition of patriotism.

• fellow-countryman or lineage member

• devoted love, support, and defense of one’s country; national loyalty

• Paternal, patriarchy, and even English’s own father are related

Select the article's definition of nationalism.

• the notions of superiority, especially when it comes to ethnicity and religion

• when patriotism gets out of hand and morphs into something more exclusionary

• the policy or doctrine of asserting the interests of one’s own nation viewed as separate from the interests of other nations or the common interests of all nations

What is the root word of nationalism?

• country

• nation

• ism

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Nationalism is based on a Latin word meaning?

• life, liberty

• nation, country

• birth, tribe

Patriotism generally has a positive connotation.

• true

• false

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Nationalism generally has a negative connotation.

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What claim does the article make about nationalism?

• It’s used for political ideologies and movements that a more extreme and exclusionary love of one’s country

• It’s used for various positive sentiments, attitudes, and actions involving loving one’s country and serving the great good of all its people.

What claim does the article make about patriotism?

• It’s used for political ideologies and movements that a more extreme and exclusionary love of one’s country

• It’s used for various positive sentiments, attitudes, and actions involving loving one’s country and serving the great good of all its people.

According to the article, how is fascism related to Nationalism?

• In short, nationalism is a kind of excessive, aggressive patriotism.

• This historic nationalism is generally viewed favorably, a cornerstone of Western liberalism and democracy

• With the notions of superiority, especially when it comes to ethnicity and religion.