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=== What is Nationalism? The root of nationalism is Nation, so first off, what’s a nation? A nation is a big group of people who share the same way of life through language, religion and historical identity (ethnicity). So what is nationalism? Nationalism is when a nation of people show their loyalty, pride, and devotion to their nationality by coming together. In most cases nationalism turns into one of either two things; unification or division. Unification is when nationalism brings people together to become one, like becoming a nation-state or coming together to get rid of a leader. Division is when two groups within the same nation divide or separate because of political differences or some other reason. ===

=== Germany struggled with unity. Otto Von Bismarck helped that. He helped unify the states by war and following realpolitik. The German states had trouble with their industrial growth and working conditions. This pushed them to unite. Their economic decrease also lead to help along the unity. The ruling that the German states were under was also a factor that helped push the unity. Ruling for the German states was not equal, each was different. In order to unite, the German states had to get a long and become equal with each other, also for a better industrial growth. There are many factors that helped push along the German unity. ===