Describe and discuss Mazzini’s nationalism

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Define nationalism. What aspects of nationalism can be used by both liberals and conservatives, regarding political, economic and social policy?

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Outline the major ideas of Karl Marx. Discuss the theoretical and practical implications of Marxism, and why the movement had such appeal in the nineteenth century.

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Discuss the origins of World War I. Can any single country be blamed for starting the war? In what ways did the alliance system, implemented to maintain a peaceful balance of power in Europe, in fact have the opposite effect?

“In 1848 the forces of liberalism, democracy, and nationalism met in a head-on collision. Autocracy and capitalism emerged victorious.” Explain this statement. Do you agree or disagree?

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Nationalism for Italians started as a romantic conception as a preface to the independent representative government that would lead to the realization of the French revolutionary concepts Mazzini was ... View the full answer