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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Walt Whitman, Triumph of Nationalism: America, 1815 1850

For Students 9th - 10th
Whitman's poem celebrating the integrity and industry of the masses within a democratic culture.
Activity
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Charles Sellers: Triumph of Nationalism: America, 1815 1850

For Students 9th - 10th
A secondary account from a contemporary historian that examines early nineteenth century forces and the interplay of markets and territorial expansion.
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Lewis Cass: Triumph of Nationalism: America, 1815 1850

For Students 9th - 10th
An argument by the Michigan Territorial governor, Lewis Cass, that claimed state laws superseded the rights claimed by Native American tribes like the Cherokee.
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Triumph of Nationalism: Culture of the Common Man

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of twelve primary resources, primarily from American literature, that addresses questions about how the United States could function as a democracy, and differences between the concepts of the North and the South concerning...
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Andrew Jackson: Triumph of Nationalism: America, 1815 1850

For Students 9th - 10th
A presidential message detailing Jackson's view that the Bank of the U.S. is unconstitutional and is a monopolistic threat to common citizens. A link to this message is provided as well as questions for discussion.
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: James F. Cooper: Triumph of Nationalism: America, 1815 1850

For Students 9th - 10th
Essays written during the Age of the Common Man from James F. Cooper that question how much democracy can be relied upon as an effective political system. Primary source material and questions for discussion.
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Power: Taming the Octopus: Theodore Roosevelt, the New Nationalism

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Theodore Roosevelt's speech in 1910 arguing for the vigorous involvement of government in American life.
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Digital History

Digital History: Judicial Nationalism

For Students 9th - 10th
Chief Justice John Marshall and his Supreme Court shaped the importance of the federal courts that still is in effect today. Read about several major Supreme Court decisions that were issued during his time on the court.
Article
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Voice of Nationalism: One Hundred Years of Irish Theater

For Students 9th - 10th
The emphasis is on the beginnings of the Abbey Theater. The selection discusses Yeats' contributions to the establishment of the theater, some of the movements and more current writers under what is called the "Celtic Revival."
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Living the Revolution: America, 1789 1820: Politics

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source materials from the post-Revolutionary War period in America, 1789-1820, which depict the sense of politics in a newly formed nation with a developing national identity. Includes reading guide, questions for discussion and...
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Living the Revolution: America, 1789 1820: Religion

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary resource material on post-Revolution America, 1789-1820, which explores the topic of religion and national identity in the early republic. Includes questions for discussion and links to supplemental material.
Unit Plan
Geographypods

Geographypods: Global Interactions: Political Outcomes

For Students 11th - 12th
In this learning module, students examine the economies of transnational corporations (TNCs) and compare them to those of nation states. Many TNCs are richer than nation states, which undermines the political sovereignty of those...
Unit Plan
The Newberry Library

Newberry: Changing Notions of Identity in the Age of the French Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module from the Newberry Library uses primary resources to teach about the French Revolution, transition to a republic, citizenship and national identity in an age of revolution. Primary sources and questions for consideration...
Lesson Plan
Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: The French Revolution

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The French Revolution challenged political, social and cultural norms in European society. The lesson is broken down into three parts: political, shifts in power, French nationalism.
Unit Plan
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Industry and Isms (1815 1850)

For Students 9th - 10th
As the conservatives were establishing Conservativism, liberals were finding Liberalism, nationalists were creating Nationalism, and socialists were developing Socialism with their own ideas for a new order to establish on a continent...
Unit Plan
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Cold War and Contemporary Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough examination of the Cold War and what role nationalism plays in Europe through modern day. Find videos, slide shows, and lessons to aid the study.
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Other

Frustrated Nationalism in Yugoslavia: From Liberal to Communist Solution

For Students 9th - 10th
History of the politics in Yugoslavia from the early through the late 1900s. Examines the rise and fall of Communism and the country itself.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Government and Politics: The Concept of Country

For Students 9th - 10th
AP course learning module on comparative government and politics explores the concept of "country", nationalism and ideology. Multi-source and interactive learning activities.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Power of Propaganda in World War Ii: Wartime Propaganda

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive lesson, students use primary sources, including posters, documents, artifacts from The International Museum of World War II, and videos, to examine how and why propaganda was used by combatant nations with such...
Article
United Nations

Unesco: Mgmt & Mismanagement of Diversity: Arab Nationalist Vision & Ethnicity

For Students 9th - 10th
A contrast of Arab nationalism with Islamic nationalism and a discussion of the secular aspects of the Arab nationalism. See Part B (page 7) of this PDF document.
Article
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Philosophy and Literature: History and Literature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discusses the state of literature and written history in the 1800s as they related to the development of a national identity, and the role Romanticism played. With the passage of time, more serious literature emerged and authors began to...
Website
Digital History

Digital History: Conquering Space

For Students 9th - 10th
A good review of how the rise of nationalism led to western expansion, support for federal funds to build infrastructure, and the protection of new American industry.
Activity
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Mint Your Own Coin

For Students K - 1st
The information on coins tells us a lot about the national identity of the country where it was made. Learn about the language and symbolic content of coins by creating one of your own that communicates something about your personal...
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Other

Amistad Digital Resource: Marcus Garvey

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical essay on Marcus Garvey, a Jamaican political leader who advocated "Africa for the Africans", Black Nationalism, and Pan-Africanism movements. He was the founder of the United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and the...

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