Nationalism is great for a country (“Nationalism”). It provides a confidence and a sense of unity that every country should have. Nationalism is defined as having patriotic feelings towards one's country ("Nationalism"). Nationalism). People are able to show their love for their country by reciting their national anthems, pledging allegiance, and spreading positive thoughts about their country (“Nationalism”). There are also extremist nationalists, who can cause serious problems (“Nationalism”). Sometimes nationalists push their pride too far and it turns into a harmful spiral. Take Adolf Hitler for example, he ended up killing six million Jews and was at Extremist nationalists can end up hurting innocent people because they don't believe the same things or for no reason at all. The other end of extremist nationalists would be people who are harmed because they are strong nationalists. for their country. There are groups of people whose job it is to attack nationalists from other countries because they potentially pose a threat to their own country. In general, nationalism is an important trait for a country to possess, but certain situations and people can do so. make nationalism a deadly weapon. Although nationalism has its benefits when it comes to international pride, in extreme cases it could lead to the downfall of a country or deprive innocent people of their security. Nationalists can be hurt because of their beliefs, like when Ukraine said. his desires for independence and Adolf Hitler was extremely upset. It is well known that Hitler believed that Germany was the only country deserving of power. Ukrainian independence would therefore mean increased competition for Germany. Hitler could simply... middle of paper... laugh at anyone who got in his way. He killed millions of people, including Jews and Ukrainians. Hitler's actions ended up having a negative effect on how the world perceived him and Germany. National pride is a very important thing to have at a calm, non-harmful level. This allows a country to have confidence and citizens to feel proud to live there. Canada ensures that nationalism is practiced from a young age with special attention to high school students. Canada tests children on their knowledge of the national anthem, then teachers will try to improve the children's abilities. This is a great idea because the national anthem is truly the first taste of nationalism that children receive. Overall, nationalism is essential to a country's success, but a harmful view of nationalism can cause a country to fail and harm innocent people..