Nationalism and the Creation of Italy

Nationalism is a major part of our country. Not just out country but all around the world. It defines who we are and what we do.(almost) Nationalism is basically the love for one's country. We live in America and therefore we have a cetain loyalty to our country. We, as people, believe that our loyalty should be to all of our country's people. We don't want to be loyal to a king or an empire. There are many ways to show that we are nationalistic. For starters, we are all live in the same area. WE LIVE IN AMERICA PEOPLE! That would be the most obvious way to know. If you look in a map, people could clearly define that we are nationalists to our country. We also share a common currency. We all use the great dollar. (which is not so great anymore) We all have a common religin. Although not everyone is the same religion, most Americans are christians. The history for our country is the same, no matter who tells the story. It all starts with the Mayflower coming into the Americas and settling in the new world. Learning how to farm from the Indians. We have the Civil War and of course The Revolutionary war. Then things start going on until the present. We have a whole bunch of symbols that represent us. The bald eagle and the american flag both represent the freedom of our nation. Our culture, almost anywhere you go in America is the same. We have malls, schools, certain foods, and certain clothes we wear. We also have a sense of belongingness. If we are stuck in a country with almost no Americans, we feel left out. As soon as we see anither American we immediately feel welcomed.
A lot of nations also have astrong sense of nationalism. Italy was one of the most important ones. Before Italy became a country of strong nationalism, it was strongly divided. The people lived far apart from one another and it was a fairly messy system. Eventually, people started to realize that they had things in common with one another. People would communicate with each other more. When the seperate countries interacted with each other, they would notice they shared similar life styles. They found out they all spoke the similar language of italian. This would encourage more interaction with other people. The culture of the people were also very similar. Very much all the reasons why we are all nationalists is how Italy became adoptive of nationalism.

Simon Bolivar and Latin American Revolutions

Simon Bolivar was an amazing man, who did what no other could do for the people of Latin America. He was a man of great curiosity. Once the French Revolution was over, he traveled to France to see how the new government was progressing. He saw that it was greatly changed for the better. Once he was done visiting France, he decided to check out the United States. He also saw that the government was doing very well. Once he gathered all the information he needed, he went back to the Latin Americas. He told his people that their government could be changed as well. The people of Latin America thought about why they were always being loyal to a king. They wondered a lot about that because they also learned that their king was not even from Spain. He was French! The people of the Latin Americas decided to have a revolution of their own. Bolivar created and commanded his own powerful army. Although they lost a good couple of fights between the Spaniards, Bolivar stood tall and eventually prevailed over them. Latin America was finally free from Spain's power and soon enough, the whole continent of South America followed. This was why Simon Bolivar became so famous. He freed his people from another one's influence and now they have their own government.
As a tribute to the man who freed them from Spain's influence, Bolivar was rewarded with a country named after himself. This country is, what we call today, Bolivia. I've never been their myself but i have heard it is a nice place to visit. I also know that their is a statue of Bolivar almost everywhere you go in that country.
Bolivar commanded a strong army at the time. Even though he did have his army, he could not win on his own. When he fought Spain, he asked for help in many different places. These places include the areas he visited when before he went back to Spain. With some help from people like the Haiti, they were finally able to defeat Spain and gain their independence from them. He fought for his people who wanted change. He would not give up without a fight.
Bolivar's greatest influence for doing this was probably the revlutions of both the French and the Americans. He saw how the people were able to rebel against their own government. It took some time but eventually they all prevailed. He saw how the people reconstructed to form a new type of government. This time, the government would treat all the people fairly. The enlightenment thinkers would be proud!