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... for the Week of May 1, 2000
... for the Week of April 24, 2000
The most powerful force of it's time, Nationalism has done more to shape, for better or for worse, the modern world than anything else. It has created new nations, but also destroyed others. It has unified peoples around the globe, but it has also divided continents and regions. Both Italians and Germans sought to reap the benefits of Nationalism, striving to unify during the mid- to late 19th century. Fragmented by history, these two peoples will be led by visionaries into a series of wars that will produce single nations, radically disrupting the balance of power in Europe. On the other side of the continent, Austria-Hungary and Russia will be torn by nationalism, as ethnic groups within these aging empires fight for political, economic and social sovereignty.
Maps of Italian and German unification
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Mazzini, Cavour and Gharibaldi (left to right) and
triumvirate of Italian Unification.
