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= **Unit 8: Age of Nationalism and the New Imperialism, 1850-1914 (Chapters. 25, 26)** =

** Unit Overview: **
There are three overarching themes to follow in chapter 25: (1) the increasing importance of the middle and lower classes in politics; (2) the rise of nationalism as a popular force; and (3) the reactions of a variety of people to the effects of the Industrial Revolution. Pay particular attention to the conservative nation-states that emerged after Louis Napoleon became the emperor of France and the unifications of Germany and Italy unified. Notice that the socialist critics of industrial capitalism split into two groups, one of which followed Marx’s plan to destroy capitalism, while the other merely wanted to make small changes that would improve the lives of the workers.

You will also read the third section of Chapter 26 because it explains how and why European nations rushed to build political and economic empires in Africa and Asia between 1870 and 1914. A key theme that connects the two chapters is the way that politicians use wars and conquests to whip up popular, nationalist support for their policies. What is imperialism? What were the motives of the imperialists? How did the local cultures respond to the takeover of their lands by the Europeans?

**Assigned readings: McKay, Chapter 25 and 26**
Ch25 pp.815 to 825 France, Italy, Germany Ch25 pp826-835 Russia, Turks, Germany, France, England, Ireland

Ch25 pp.837-842 Austro-Hungary, Anti-Semitism, Socialism
Ch26 Imperialism 859-870

video on imperialism: @http://youtu.be/nxmWfbXS4Pw