Nationalism

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/nationalism

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is nationalism?Nationalism is a belief that a group of people who share things like culture, language, or history should have their own country where they can make their own rules.
2. Why do people want their own nation?People want their own nation so they can decide how to live and govern themselves without outside help, and to keep their shared identity strong.

Ideology: A comprehensive set of beliefs, values, and doctrines that form the basis of a political or economic system.
Self-determination: The right of a people to freely determine their political status and pursue their economic, social, and cultural development.
Nation-State: A sovereign state whose citizens are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent.
Cosmopolitanism: A philosophical and moral outlook that emphasizes the idea of humankind as a single community, regardless of national or other divisions.