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| Internet Modern History Sourcebook | ||
| The Internet Modern History Sourcebook is intended to serve the needs of teachers and students in college survey courses in modern European history or modern Western civilization. It also provides information on international relations, including modern foreign policy speeches, information on European nationalism, information on Nazism, World War II, and the Holocaust. ( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html ) | ||
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| Bloc Quebecois | ||
| As the author writes in this chapter, "Sometimes the line between ethnic groups and nations is not clear." A good example of this is Canada, where the lines between ethnic group and nation are uncertain. Many French Canadians in Quebec favor separation from the rest of Canada. This site links you to the political party Bloc Quebecois, the political party that favors separation from Canada. ( http://www.rocler.qc.ca/turp/eng/Road/Road.htm ) | ||
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| East Germany -- A Country Study | ||
| In Chapter 6, the author discusses how Germany was divided into East and West Germany after World War II. Eventually, East Germany's communist government collapsed, and one Germany reemerged on October 3, 1990. This link takes you to the Library of Congress Country Study for East Germany. ( http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/gxtoc.html ) | ||
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| The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | ||
| In this chapter, the author writes, "At its extreme, nationalism engenders the sense of superiority and hatred that festered in Nazi Germany." This site takes you through the horrifying history of Nazi Germany, and offers you a look at what happens when militant nationalism goes unchecked. ( http://www.ushmm.org/ ) | ||
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| Soviet Union Archive | ||
| As discussed in this chapter, nationalism has both positive and negative effects. Among the negative effects, nationalism often prompts expansionism. After 500 years of expansion, the Soviet Union eventually collapsed under the weight of its continued growth. This site offers a look at the Soviet Union and its history. ( http://sunsite.unc.edu/expo/soviet.exhibit/soviet.archive.html ) | ||
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| Irish History on the Web | ||
| In this chapter, the author discusses the concept of one nation, multiple states. Today, only Korea, and possibly Ireland, remain examples of such a division. Learn more about the politics of Ireland at this site developed at the University of Texas. ( http://wwwvms.utexas.edu/~jdana/irehist.html ) | ||
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| Palestinian Development InfoNet | ||
| As discussed in Chapter 6, the Palestinians are a familiar example of a non-state nation. This link is a collection of links on the Arab-Israeli conflict/peace process and in particular its Palestinian-Israeli dimensions. There is quite a bit of information about the Palestinians at this site. ( http://www.arts.mcgill.ca/mepp/meppnet.html ) | ||
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| Greek Macedonia | ||
| The author discusses the concept of irredentism in this chapter. An example of irredentism is the current squabble between Greece and the independent state of Macedonia, in the former Yugoslavia. This link takes you to the home page of Nikolaos Martin, a former Greek politician. His site looks at this issue from a Greek perspective. ( http://www.hri.org/Martis/index.html ) | ||
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