Why was nationalism important?

Answer 1

Just as home is the ideal unit for a person to work from, nation is the ideal unit for a community to work from. Just as without a home a person becomes a vagrant, without a nation a community goes astray. It is not a question just of the security and protection offered and provided by a nation, for security and protection are secondary. The primary concern for man and community is where to rest their loyalty which is what constitutes and organizes the home first and the nation second. Nationalism is a feeling exactly similar to homesickness or love of one's home. When a home is lost most is lost. When a nation is lost everything is lost. But this well-intentional feelings of nationalism shall not be confused with narrow nationalist feelings. Before the time of sea-voyages and ships, and before the time when people began to become familiar with the people in other countries and their manners and customs, viewing all other nations with hostility was more or less justified. But since then, mankind has evolved into an organization with a universal conscience, each individual beginning to think that all nations and lands in this world are his own. Therefore narrow nationalist feelings such as the Nazis housed in their minds have now relevance nowadays.

Answer 2

Nationalism was important because it was the reason why World War 1 started. If the Serb terrorists had not killed Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand Austria would have never declared war on Serbia. The reason why the Serb terrorists who were members of the Black Hand killed Franz Ferdinand was because they did not like an Austrian ruler ruling a Serb country thus making an act of nationalism.

Answer 3

Nationalism is important towards the world due to the fact that without, no countries would have citizens that would be patriotic towards their country. This would mean that nobody would support their country, and in the end, their would be less work being done due to the lack of motivation. The world would not be a better place.

Answer 4

Nationalism provides the citizens of a country with a sense of organization, motivation, and historical identity. It creates a mythology that can support a more active involvement by citizens in the defense and promulgation of the country.