The Development Of The German Political Nationalism In Modern Times

Throughout the history of the development of the world nation, you can find the particularity of the German nation. From the middle ages,German has suffered long-term separate regime.In the 19th century Germany to the process of reunification, the German people's national sentiment has a huge impact. This article can be divided into three parts,including The early development of the German political nationalism , The invasion of France and the beginning of the German political nationalism, German political nationalism and Establishment of united nation state .The earliest German nationalism showed the cultural nationalism. This is because the German splited for a long time,the awakening of national consciousness failed to develop into a wide range of social movement, just staying in the upper society .They hoped that cultural contact can promote German political unification. Continuously recall and praise about the past glory and performance of the Germanic. Enthusiastically search for German national spirit and national character. The enlightenment vigorously promoted the development of the German cultural nationalism. In the process of the development of German nationalism, there are several different stages. The first period,its characteristic is that highlights, attached great importance to the cultural unity, the condensing of the effectiveness of the German national emotion. Later developed into a more realistic political nationalism. And this major shift is due to resist foreign aggression. Although culture had been emphasized deutsche national unity and value identity. But in the later, cultural nationalism and the German division is not consistent.The invasion of France,caused a strong impact to Germany. Nationalist sentiment of boycott of Napoleon is more and more intense.The final formation of political nationalism, the rise of German nationalism and the development of the road basically finished,and finally in 1871 to complete the reunification,after which the German nationalism has been in the German society, nationalism and Prussian militarism The integration of all sectors of Germany have had a significant impact in the government under the instigation of the national consciousness of the German people so unprecedented, and become Germany launched two successive World War an important factor.