Nationalism, a strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country is how Prentice Halls World History textbook defines the world. Through the coarse of history, however, this pride has only led to anger and violence. Nationalism has led to pure hatred and violence in Ireland, Poland, and
             The Irish have been affected by nationalism violently cleary because of the Fenian Brotherhood. The fenian brotherhood was a secret Irish organiztion that was created in New York by a recently escaped Irish leader, O'Mahony. O'Mahony created the extremest nationalist group in new York and eventually spread around the world. The goal of the secret society was to be able to surpress and take over the british eventually, there bitter enemies. The amount of attacks by the fenian brotherhood would be too hard to acount for, for they did so many on the British. This clearly represents a violent nationalism because they were fighting for the pride in their country.
             Poland was affected by nationalism violently because of the Polish-Lithuanian, where the citizens were encouraged to play an important role in the governing of the country, not to give all the work to the police, as to say. This created a very nationalist pride for the polish, feeling it was up to them to defend and protect there sacred country. However, this pride had a meaning. Too protect the country. The citizens were encouraged to form Rokosv, the legal rebellion against government, when they were not satisfied with the way they were being governed. For example, the Confederation of Bar rebellion was formed in 1768 and its goal was to defend the internal and external independence of Poland against the aggressions of the Russian government as represented by her representative at Warsaw, Prince Nikolai Repnin. This led to great violence throughout all the Rokosv's and many Russians and Polands were brutally slaughtered because of the nationalism pride they contain...