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The Role Of Nationalism In The Battle Of The New Orleans

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Nationalism
Nationalism, the feeling of love, unity and patriotism towards one’s country, filled the emotions of Americans during the Battle of the New Orleans where Americans defeated the British. During this period the States used the liberal nationalism to solve their differences and put aside self-interests then united to form one nation. The unity brought great success to America. Further, nationalism was shown through the rising of the American Flags and people singing the national anthem as a show of pride and identity (Lind, 2010). The idea of nationalism can lead to people spreading certain ideologies that their country is proud of to other countries. For example after the world war II the Woodrow Wilson pushed for the
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