Lesson 2 - Page 4
What motivates nations to want to create a nation-state? Are there alternatives to a nation-state that might satisfy the members of different nations? We will consider these questions in further detail in the next lesson. To prepare, your team can complete the following activity and discuss the political significance of nations and ethnic groups in your own countries.
Collaborative Learning Activity 2.1 - What are some examples of nations and ethnic groups where you live?
In this activity, your team will find and share examples of nations and ethnic groups, and discuss their contributions to the cultural identity of your state.
Summary
A nation is a group of people who speak the language of their ancestors, share similar beliefs and a common history, have common goals for the future, and want to live independently in and have sovereignty over the homeland of their ancestors. Nationalism refers to pride in and love of a nation. It is an important influence on the creation of political boundaries. A multinational state has two or more nations living within its borders. Similarly, a multiethnic state is composed of two or more ethnic groups.
In this lesson, your team analyzed examples of nations in different countries, including your own. In the next lesson, you will learn about the development of nationalism in particular places and why nationalism is an important force of political change in the world.
Review of Materials Due
Before your team proceeds to the next lesson, each local group should:
- Submit your examples of nations and ethnic groups to your instructor, with an explanation of how you classified each example as either a nation or ethnic group (from Collaborative Learning Activity 2.1).
- Post answers to all "blue box" discussion questions in the Group Discussion Board.
Please begin Lesson 3 on the date assigned by your instructor.
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