Nationalism Is the Political, Social Thesis

This had a great role among the European people as it provided the people a sense of community. This means that Europeans felt a sense of belonging to a community. At the same time nationalism fosters a sense of tradition within the Europeans. Through nationalism a set of moral standards were impacted among the people that ensured that the people were morally upright and act according to what is required of them morally.

Europeans also derived a sense of motivation when it came to engaging in political activities. This means that they took part in politics and leadership role with their focus centered on uplifting their nation among other nations that broke away and give a justification to their political system (The Expansion Factor, Inc.2010).

It is worth noting as well that nationalism contributed significantly in the establishment of the democracy across Europe during the 20th century. Nationalism was a catalyst towards rejection and ultimate fall of communism and a quick installation of democracy and speedy democratization of the European nations.It was also the pushing factor to some of the positive movement post-communism, such as the triumph of civil society over totalitarianism as well as political inclusion triumphed over the ethnic exclusion (Matic D., 1999).

Nationalism in the 20th Century to the current time still changes face, a problem with a world that is divided into nations means that each nation is sovereign. The fact that there is unrestricted national sovereignty means that there is an everlasting possibility of conflicts among nations. With no international power being in authority of intervening where conflicts exist then the 20th century had turned into an international anarchy. The sort of national anarchy became more dangerous due to what the nation state had turned into.

Reference

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Mentzel, P. (2013).Eastern Europe Nationalism in the Twentieth Century. Retrieved February 25, 2013 from http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=372.....