Romanticism+and+Nationalism

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__Analyze 3 examples of the relationship between Romanticism and nationalism before 1850.__

//Thesis//: Full of passion, extreme emotion, and respect for the past, Romanticism contributed to the increase of nationalists in each European country.

**__Romanticism:__**

 * beginnings in Germany
 * model for Romantics:
 * //The Sorrows of the Young Werther//
 * main character- misunderstood and rejected by society
 * continued to believe in his own worth through inner feelings
 * deep love for a girl led to suicide
 * characteristics:
 * emotional
 * sentimental
 * importance of inner feelings
 * strong respect for the past, history.
 * saw history as a way to understand how a nationality came to be what it was
 * individualism: interest in unique traits of a person
 * //Geist//: spirit that made someone unique
 * rebelled against the middle-class conventions
 * Romantic hero:
 * ready to defy the world and sacrifice his life for a great cause

__**Nationalism**__

 * defined as: "people's sense of common belonging and loyalty to a nation"
 * nationalistic groups started to break away from large empires
 * Examples:
 * Greece won independence over Turkey (1829)
 * Argentina won independence from Spanish Empire (1816)

Cerulo, Karen A. "Nationalism." //World Book Student. // World Book, 2011. Web. 26 Apr. 2011. http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar383740&st=nationalism