Today, in class, we got on the computer and we talked about World War I, the topic of our blog discussion.
There is two types of nationalism:
1. The desire for the common people's independence OR
2. The desire of independent nations wanting prestige and power.
Hitler is the best example of extreme nationalism. He wanted only pure blood Germans to be around him, and he wanted to take over more land and have it to himself. Bruns mentioned how in the 30's the town Hitler was born in magically burnt down (this would be when everyone is trying to figure him out). No one knew why he hated Jews so much, but maybe it could've been that the Jews were who killed Jesus.
We talked about the four central powers, which was the German Empire, Austria Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire. The notable Allied powers were France, Italy, England, Serbia and Russia. Russia, however, dropped out in 1917 to fight in the Bulshevik (sp?) Revolution. This was the same year that the US joined. The Allies overpowered the Central Powers, as only Germany could put up a fight.
Austria-Hungary was a multi-national dual monarchy. It had ELEVEN major ethnic groups. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was born in Austria in December. He broher was a prince, and when he died, he took the throne. He would become the next king.
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