Question

How did nationalism in Japan differ from nationalism in Italy?
A. Italian nationalists hoped to isolate Italy from the rest of the world,
while Japanese nationalists believed that Japan should play a
much greater role in international affairs.
B. Italian nationalists viewed non-Italians as ethnically inferior, while
Japanese nationalists did not support the idea that one race could
be naturally superior to others.
C. Italian nationalists strongly resisted industrialization, while
Japanese nationalists hoped to develop an industrial economy to
better compete with European states.
D. Italian nationalists wanted to unite small kingdoms and the Papal
States into a single nation-state, while Japanese nationalists
hoped to instil pride in citizens who already lived in the same
country

Answer 1

Answer: D is correct.

Explanation: In Italy it was very difficult to link nationalism to the past (in contrast to other countries) because major part of Italian history Italy was dominated by foreign aristocracy. This is the reason why Italian fascists could not look back ("retour á la terre") to the old landlords and traditions and could not look for their allies among old landowning families. So Italian fascism had to look forward (for example: futurism was a natural ally) and profess modernization. Italian nationalism was connected with the vision of future in Italy, it could not look back. Japan´s nationalism was connected with future as well, but it was not motivated by the escape from the past (fragmented country) as in the case of Italy.

Answer 2

Answer: the answer is D for apex