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Imagined Communities The concept of nationalism, according to Benedict Anderson, has never been deeply discussed. There has never been a great thinker treating this concept as thoroughly as other concepts. Anderson suggests that one should not think of nationalism as an ideology like “fascism” or “liberalism”, but to relate it with “kinship” and “religion” in…

Risorgimento, as the Italian Unification is also known, was the event that turned the unified disparate states in the Italian peninsula into the single nation of Italy.  This political and social process which transpired from the 19th century till the early 20th century is perhaps one of the most important events in the history of…

The era commonly referred to as the “era of good feelings” took place following the War of 1812 and was marked by a notable surge in nationalistic sentiment within the United States. It commenced in 1816, shortly before Monroe assumed the presidency, and continued until his term concluded in 1824. Prior to this time frame,…

Passive Resistance is the act of nonviolently resisting methods of the government, a person in power, or specific laws. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi embraced this concept in 1897 when he questioned the status of Indians under British rule. Gandhi participated in numerous protests, resulting in his arrest on five occasions. While imprisoned, he conducted hunger strikes…

Mussolini was appointed Prime Minister in 1922 due to the depriving affects that world war one had on Italian society. The war destroyed Italy economically leading to a rise in socialism. This in turn lead to highlighting the weaknesses of the liberals as the country was torn apart in the red years. This strengthened the…