Nationalism
nationalism
The Dutch are an ethnic group in their own right, native to the Netherlands. They are descended from the Franks (a Germanic tribe).
Nationalism involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms, i.e. a nation. Often, it is the belief that an ethnic group has a right to statehood.
Albanians are an ethnic group that live in Albania and Kosovo. The country borders Greece and is right across the water from Italy.
Fascism
Point number 5 which said that every ethnic group in Europe would have the right to decide which country they wanted to be citizens of. The treaty of Versailles violated Point number 5 by putting 3.5 million Germans in Czechoslovakia and millions of Germans in other countries like Poland. Point number 5 gave each ethnic group to right to vote on which country they wanted to be in, but when the ethnic Germans voted to join Germany, this was ignored.
Nationalism involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms, i.e. a nation. Often, it is the belief that an ethnic group has a right to statehood.
A minority group is a subordinate group whose members have significantly less control or power over their own lives than the members of a dominant or majority group have over theirs. The number of people in a group does not necessarily determine its status as a social minority. Sociologist define a minority group with the concern of the economic and political power, or powerlessness, of that group. An example of a minority group in America are homosexuals, or Muslims. Neither group is properly represented politically, or economically, and both groups have issues with certain rights such as the right to marry in some states for homosexuals. "Ethnic" which derives from the Greek word "ethnos" pertains to culture. An ethnic group is a cultural group. They are distinguished by language, customs, cuisine, modes of dress and so on. In most countries there is one dominant majority culture, and members of that group are an ethnic group to be sure. However, it is also common to find countries where there are minority ethnic groups, to whom the majority ethnic group often shows great hostility. Also in places like America, ethnic groups can be composed of several different minority groups. In our "melting pot" we have Black Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, and so on that all compose of one big ethnic group.
Kurds seek their own country because they have a distinct ethnic identity, culture, language, and history. They have faced oppression, discrimination, and marginalization in the countries where they reside, particularly in Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria. The desire for autonomy and self-determination stems from a long history of seeking recognition and rights as a distinct people.
Many ethnic groups began to feel that it was their right to have their own country.
A Russian belief is foremost the belief of Truth, it is a belief of honesty and what is right.
because they did not want to live their life in danger