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"Nationalism" in a Sentence (16 examples)
You can't equate nationalism with fascism.
Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism.
Their nationalism was one cause of the war.
"Iberism" is the new costume of the most expansionist Spanish nationalism. New Guernicas are to be expected...
Anti-foreign sentiment is often stoked by the Chinese government in order to bolster cheap nationalism.
What importance did Nationalism have?
The Olympic Games ceremoniously celebrate the triumph of nationalism, doping and commerce.
Nationalism is the greatest enemy Europe has today.
Nationalism is power-hunger tempered by self-deception.
By "nationalism" I mean first of all the habit of assuming that human beings can be classified like insects and that whole blocks of millions or tens of millions of people can be confidently labelled "good" or "bad." But secondly — and this is much more important — I mean the habit of identifying oneself with a single nation or other unit, placing it beyond good and evil and recognizing no other duty than that of advancing its interests.
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Communists, socialists, and Islamists are against nationalism.
Perhaps the explanation of the Chinese situation most generally accepted by historians is nationalism, a phenomenon which has always occurred when a people of distinctive cultural characteristics becomes aware of foreign domination. Napoleonic domination in Italy and Germany a century ago created nationalism there, as did Turkish domination in the Balkans and the Arab countries.
Following the 1979 Revolution, Khomeini came out against nationalism.
It dates back to the 17th century and rose into prominence during the uprisings in the 18th century that produced the American and French revolutions. But the word attained more of a negative connotation during the 20th century as it become associated with the nationalism movements in Europe that helped lead to World War I and World War II.
Basque nationalism
Kurdish nationalism
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