Nationalism

Nationalism is the devotion and loyalty to one's own nation; patriotism. I display nationalism by wearing shirts that have my the American flag on them and by just being proud of my country. Before Italy became Italy it was just a property of the ottoman empire. During 1815 Italy was no longer content with being ruled by another country (the ottomans) and therefore everything was divided and in chaos. After 1848, Italian nationalists looked to the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia for leadership. Piedmont-Sardinia was the largest and most powerful of the Italian states.The kingdom had also adopted a liberal constitution in 1848. With careful diplomacy and well-chosen alliances and nationalistic words, he achieved that expansion. Almost as a coincidence, he also achieved the unification of Italy. Mazzini also distrusted his prime minister Cavour. He believed correctly that Cavour wanted to strengthen Sardinia’s power, not to unite Italy. But this wasn't the end to there problems they also suffered from a falling economy.