NATIONALISM

WHAT DOES THE TERM NATIONALISM MEAN? AN IDEOLOGY BASED ON THE PREMISE THAT THE INDIVIDUAL'S LOYALTY AND DEVOTION TO THE NATION-STATE SURPASS OTHER INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP INTERESTS IS REFERRED TO AS NATIONALISM. THROUGHOUT GLOBAL HISTORY, NATIONALISM HAS HAD POSITIVE AS WELL AS NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON SOCIETY.

ALTHOUGH NATIONALISM WAS PORTRAYED IN COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE, FROM MY POINT OF VIEW HAITI'S HAD THE GREATEST EFFECT ON SOCIETY. MY MAIN REASON FOR SUCH A STATEMENT IS THAT HAITI, BEING A FRENCH COLONY WAS THE FIRST LATIN AMERICAN COLONY TO REVOLT AGAINST EUROPEAN RULE. ...