Nationalism as a cause of World War I. Nationalism is an extreme form of patriotism and loyalty to oneâs country. Nationalists place the interests of their own country above the interests of other countries. Nationalism was prevalent in early 20th century Europe and was a significant cause of World War I. Most pre-war Europeans believed in the cultural, economic and military supremacy of their nation.
As I mentioned in closing yesterday, the Constitution has been successfully amended 27 times. (Major trivia genius points to anyone who can describe the 27 th Amendment. Answer revealed below.) Overall, the amendments have been for the better, some of them very much better.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS NOT RATIFIED. BY THE STATES. 47. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS NOT RATIFIED BY THE. STATES. During the course of our history, in addition to the 27 amendments. which have been ratified by the required three-fourths of the States, six. other amendments have been submitted to the States but have not been. ratified by them. Beginning with the proposed Eighteenth Amendment, Congress has cus-. tomarily included a provision requiring ratification within seven years from.