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Conservatism, Liberalism, and Nationalism

Conservatism, Liberalism, and Nationalism

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

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In this video we covered the three major competing ideologies of the 19th century: conservatism, liberalism, and nationalism. We look at the basis of these ideas, how they interact with each other, and how they work together. We also focus on how each of these ideas caused conflict throughout the first half of the 1800s.