Nationalism & Extremism
Religious Studies: KS3, topic 3.3.14
Nationalism and Extremism
Some nationalists take their ideas a step further.
An Ethno-State
- Some nationalists go further to say that their country should have only one ethnic or racial group, or that a country should be physically divided into races.
- This happened in South Africa, with a policy of apartheid, or 'separate development'.
- In South Africa the white population excluded the majority black population from certain neighbourhoods and jobs.
Ethno-nationalism
- We saw in Nazi Germany an even more extreme version of this attitude.
- Nazi Germany implemented genocide, the killing of an entire ethnic group.
- Attempts to do the same have also been made in countries such as Bosnia in the 1990s.
Nationalism and extremism
- How does Nationalism lead to extremism?
- There are white English people who believe that only white people should live in England.
- They believe they must take action to back up their belief.
- They might call for these groups to be 'sent home', even though England is their home.
- This might lead to the spreading of hate and violence against Black and Asian communities.
Test yourself on Nationalism & Extremism
What is the name of the policy in South Africa that saw the white population exclude the majority black population from certain neighbourhoods and jobs?
What kind of nationalism do we have in England?