Nationalism of India, Turkey, Iran, China, Japan, Mexico - Essay Example

In my opinion, nationalism in the following countries of India, the Ottoman Empire/Turkey, Iran, China, Japan, and Mexico were all successful to an extent. However, if I had to rank the countries in the successfulness of nationalism, I would rank them as the Ottoman Empire/Turkey in the first place, then India, Iran, China, Japan, and finally Mexico. These rankings are leading and the state the country is in today.

Questions about the nations today would include did nationalism help the nation create a lasting government, what is the state of that government today is still in existence, and how successful is the country overall? These questions allowed for the determination of the Ottoman Empire/Turkey to rank first and Mexico to rank last.  The choice of first place in successful nationalism is the Ottoman Empire/Turkey. The reasons I chose Turkey over India are the unity of the Turkish people, the lasting government established by the Turks after the end of the Ottoman Empire, the classlessness imposed by Ataturk, and the reduction of religious influence in the government.

After most of the ethnic Turks were gathered under Turkish rule, without all the minorities to cause confusion, nationalism began to take place. This unity helped the Turks establish a government that is still around today in Ankara. The government still has a Grand National Assembly and President. Although based on Western governments, the new Turkish government made it a Turkish democracy. Another reason for the success of nationalism would be the classlessness imposed by Ataturk. No gap between rich, middle class, or poor was felt among the Turks.

All Turks wanted what was best for Turkey, not for their individual opinion or class. Finally, the reduction of religious symbols, especially Islamic, helped pull the Turks together despite religious differences. All of these reasons contributed to the success of the Turkish nation. India had success through nationalism, but not on the scale of Turkey. India’s problems with nationalism were religious and class differences between the Indians.