Social Studies 20-1/2

Related Issue 2: To what extent should national interest be pursued?

We will explore the pursuit of national interest in relation to a number of topics: 

  • Consequences of pursing national interests
  • Pursuit of national interest shapes foreign policy (WWI Peace Settlements and interwar period)
  • Nationalism and ultranationalism during times of conflict (Causes and events during WWI, WWII, Internments in Canada, Conscription Crises)
  • Ultranationalism as a cause of genocide (Holocaust, Ukranian Famine, Modern Examples)