Nationalism has been a unifying force in the 19th century. Nationalism is when people have extreme pride in their country and feel a great sense of belonging to it. During the 19th century, the ideology of nationalism was becoming very popular across the world. It has caused people to be brought closer together and has assisted the development of many nations that still exist today, but it has also caused work in the opposite way, and caused people to feel excluded.
Nationalism has acted as a unifying force as it has brought many people of the same race, religion and culture together. This is unifying because it is allowing people that have similar experiences and way of life to come together and to work with one another to represent their countries. This is what makes people feel as though they belong to something which helps keep peace in nations. It brings common people to form one large group, and share some goals and ideas. For example, when the Olympics are on, everyone has a country that they can cheer for, either their home country or the current country they are living in. This allows people to feel included in something and share a common goal with the rest of the country; for their team to win.
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During some of the 19th century, countries did not exist, meaning that people belonged to small groups known as empires. People were not as connected to each other since they did not come into contact with people outside of their small group. The idea of nationalism forced countries to come together and led to everyone becoming unified with the large group of people living in their country. For example, all empires that were located in modern day Germany, were all combined into one group and became known as