Research Paper on:
Poland's Nationalist Movement Origins and Its Character

Unformatted Sample Text from the Research Paper:
that effectively "opened the door for nationalistic thought by finding its main topics of concern in the ancient past" (Wolff, 1993, p. 85) - can be traced back to the  impact that Roman Dmowski, primary leader of the Polish nationalist movement, had upon the countrys forward moving progression in 1914. According to Dmowski, the only feasible way in which  Poland was to become unified and independent was to oppose the Triple Alliance and advocate the Triple Entente (Zamoyski, 1993), since it was his contention that Germany was to be  Polands most significant threat. Assembled in 1882 and comprised of Italy, Germany and Austria-Hungary, the Triple Alliance was a pact between and among the three countries that guaranteed protection  against French or Russian attacks. France, not at all happy with such a powerful alliance, sought the same type of supportive affiliation with Britain and Russia called the Triple  Entente (Anonymous, no date). The four primary points associated with Dmowskis nationalist approach included: * Dmowskis nationalism was to be mass-based, reflecting the experiences of the hard-working  lower classes. This nationalism adjusted priorities, leaving political independence aside for the main goal of creating a strong, cohesive, and viable national organism. * Dmowskis was a distinctively anti-romantic  nationalism. He thought the ideals of Polish romantic nationalism--the brotherhood of nations and the ethicization of politics--were a testimony to naive idealism and political immaturity. * Dmowskis nationalism was  an integral nationalism, treating national bond as the highest form of social integration, demanding total, undivided commitment. Nationalism so conceived conflicted with both liberal individualism and Christianity. * Dmowskis  nationalism replaced old Polish concepts of political nation and civic responsibility with the notions of the homogeneous ethno-cultural nation and the undivided ethnic loyalty. It must be stressed, however,