Nationalism-monson

Nationalism Nationalism is a feeling of intense pride for one's homeland, which had become a powerful idea in Europe. Nationalists place primary emphasis on promoting their homeland's culture and interests above those of other countries. nationalism was one of the reasons for the tensions among the European powers. Each nation viewed the others as competitors, and many people were willing to go to war to expand their nation at the expense of others. One of the basic ideas of nationalism is the right to self-determination-the idea that people who share a national identity should have their own country and government. in the 1800s nationalism led to a crisis in southeastern Europe in the region known as the Balkans.