According to most historians, the term nationalism refers to the
             loyalty and devotion of persons or citizens to a particular nation through
             a sense of national consciousness that places one nation above all others.
             In addition, nationalism places a primary emphasis on the cultural aspects
             and interests of a nation as opposed to those of other nations or groups.
             The main reasons for nationalism are usually based on national security and
             defense, especially during times of war. In world history, one can find
             many examples of nationalism, such as during the Russian Revolution of
             1917, World War II and the Cold War.
             In November of 1917, a coup d'etat headed by Vladimir Lenin and his
             Bolshevik party created the Russian Revolution which overthrew the monarchy
             of Nicholas II. The reasons for this revolution are all based on
             nationalism, for it is clear that the Bolsheviks, seeing themselves as the
             saviors of Russia, were very upset with the political, social and economic
             conditions in their country. While Nicholas II was emperor, the social
             conditions in Russia were in turmoil, for a good number of the common
             workers and the peasant classes lived under extreme conditions of poverty,
             while Nicholas and his family lived in the most luxurious of settings,
             comfortably secure in their magnificent palaces and country homes with all
             the splendors of wealth and prosperity. In addition, these radical
             movements gave the common man and woman a voice and much recognition as
             compared to their status while under the reign of the monarchs, for after
             the revolution, they were able to question the rule of the Russian
             aristocracy. With the help of Karl Marx's
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             Communist Manifesto, the Russian Revolution became the hallmark of
             nationalism, due to the Bolsheviks's view that Marxism was the solution for
             their destitution and lack of a ...