In studying nationalism, two selections where read. The first was from the Upshur text: "Nationalism: An Emerging Global Force", and the second was from the Johnson reader: Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf.
             From "Nationalism: An Emerging Global Force" two views of nationalism are expressed. These views are from two different men in two different parts of the world, Europe and Asia. The first from an Italian named Guiseppe Mazzini, who is quoted as saying: "Our country is our Home; the house that God has given us. In laboring for our own country on the right principle, we labor for Humanity." The second comes from father of the Chinese Republic, Sun-Yat-sen: "Foreigners often compare the Chinese with loose sand because we lack a sense of national cohesiveness... The reason that we have been so long unsuccessful in resisting foreign oppression is because we have not awakened to our whole race... However, when we do link up and bind together all our 400 million people, then we will not find it difficult to resist foreign aggression."
             In this selection we also find a definition of nationalism, and the building blocks. Nationalism is said to be defined as the emotional loyalty of a people to a given state. A few of the building blocks are a common language, traditions, history, common political and economical and judicial systems beliefs, and hope for a grand future. Nationalism resulted in many wars of independence and led to the creation of almost 200 separate nations by the twentieth century. In Asia, nationalism was the result of opposition to western imperialism and colonial control.
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