History A-Level
Nationalism
What Nationalism means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Sophisticated, mass movements demanding complete independence, into which responses evolved over time from localised, traditionalist revolts.
Mass anti-colonial sentiment mobilised by charismatic figures, transforming local grievances into powerful demands for self-determination.
A force that grew in Serbia as it doubled in size, threatening Austria-Hungary with heightened nationalist agitation.
A broad idea used to consolidate the Kaiserreich and later manifested in an extreme form under the Nazis.
Topics that use Nationalism
- 1J The British Empire, c1857–1967 – consequence in this period through the following key questions: (AQA A-Level)
- 1J The British Empire, c1857–1967 – The winds of change, 1947–1967 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- 1L The quest for political stability: Germany, 1871–1991 – consequence in this period through the following key questions: (AQA A-Level)
- 2K International Relations and Global Conflict, c1890–1941 (A-level only) – The coming of war, 1911–1917 (AQA A-Level)
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