The Development of Nationalism in Germany during the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries

The historical period of Germany in between 1871 to 1945 has dramatic ups and downs such as the rapid recovery in the Nazi Germany. This is a hot and famous topic for many historians that studies the history of Europe. Researchers found out the movements of leaders of Germany with public’s support was the important reason behind the fast changes, but the backbone of all movements were lacked of unified explanation. Therefore, the topic of this paper is the nationalism development and influences in Germany from 1871 to 1945. The method is to review key historical events in and period in Germany and Germany has participated into, then illustrates the effect of nationalism within them. The reviews find out that each significant event with Germany as well as decisions made by leaders of Germany has been affected by the idea of nationalism, which means the concept and ideology of nationalism was the main fundamental factor that led to the theatrical history of Germany.