Nationalism | AQA A-Level Politics (7152)
Nationalism
- 84 questions
- 7 subtopics
- Paper 3: one further ideology of five
- Paper 3
The nation as the proper basis of the state, and the very different politics that follow — liberal, conservative, expansionist and the minority nationalisms of stateless peoples..
It covers the Nation, the State and Self-Determination, views of the Nation and Economic Nationalism, minority Nationalism, state Nationalism and Nation-Building, types of Nationalism, rousseau and Herder and mazzini, Garvey and Maurras.
Sample questions from Nationalism
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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The Nation, the State and Self-Determination
Define national self-determination.
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National self-determination is the principle that every nation has the right to govern itself rather than be ruled by outsiders. -
The Nation, the State and Self-Determination
Nationalists are often said to hold an organic view of the nation. Explain what this means.
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It means the nation is treated as a living whole that has grown naturally over generations, so individuals are formed by it rather than choosing to join it like a club. -
Views of the Nation and Economic Nationalism
Why do nationalists place such value on a common language and shared traditions?
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Because these carry the collective memory and outlook of a people, and are what allow a large population to feel and act as a single community. -
Views of the Nation and Economic Nationalism
Why is nationalism sometimes called a chameleon ideology?
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Because it has no fixed programme of its own and takes its colour from the ideology it attaches to, appearing liberal, conservative, socialist or fascist in different settings. -
Minority Nationalism
Name two aims a minority nationalist movement may pursue short of independence.
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It may seek devolved self-government and official recognition and protection of its language and culture. -
Minority Nationalism
Why is cultural and linguistic revival so often central to minority nationalism?
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Because the minority's distinctiveness is usually cultural rather than territorial, so protecting its language and traditions is how the movement sustains its claim to be a separate nation. -
State Nationalism and Nation-Building
Why can state nationalism act as a conservative force?
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Because it defends existing borders and institutions, stressing unity, order and continuity against movements that would break the state apart. -
State Nationalism and Nation-Building
Explain the essential contrast between minority and state nationalism.
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Minority nationalism challenges existing borders and pulls a state apart, whereas state nationalism defends those borders and pulls the population together.
The 7 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| The Nation, the State and Self-Determination | Recall questions on what a nation is, how it differs from a state, what nationalists mean by the nation-state and national self-determination. | 10 |
| Views of the Nation and Economic Nationalism | Recall questions on how different nationalists view human nature, the state and society, economic nationalism and autarky, why nationalism is called a chameleon ideology, and the debates over its nature and supranational government. | 16 |
| Minority Nationalism | Recall questions on what minority nationalism is, why it is called stateless, the aims short of independence and the secessionist-autonomist split. | 8 |
| State Nationalism and Nation-Building | Recall questions on state nationalism and nation-building, the tools states use to cultivate loyalty, how state nationalism can be conservative or aggressive, and how it contrasts with minority nationalism. | 9 |
| Types of Nationalism | Recall questions on the claims of liberal nationalism, on conservative and expansionist nationalism and on national chauvinism. | 11 |
| Rousseau and Herder | Recall questions on Rousseau's general will, popular sovereignty and contribution to nationalism, and Herder's cultural nationalism, the Volksgeist, language and his refusal to rank nations. | 12 |
| Mazzini, Garvey and Maurras | Recall questions on Mazzini's liberal nationalism and Young Italy, Garvey's pan-Africanism and the Universal Negro Improvement Association, and Maurras's integral, reactionary nationalism. | 18 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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