Part one of term paper
Nationalism can be defined as having a sense of belonging and loyalty to ones country or nation state. It is the belief that people derive their identity from their nation and therefore owe their nation their primary loyalty. Nationhood can include a common language, religion, political authority, as well as common traditions and shared histo ...

Part two of term paper
... people of nation states wanted their country to belong as well. This wanting lead to the unifying of Italy and Germany. Soon nationalism had increased the people’s confidence. and a feeling of imperialism ran through the unified countries. Unified countries such as France, Germany, and Russia wanted to extend their empires. But this Imperialism in Europe led to many conflicts between countries. All this Conflict eventually resulted in the beginning of World War I The causes of World War I were th ...