Explain nationalism and how it impacted wwi.

Nationalism is the excessive patriotism and devotion to the interest of a particular nation or state, believing that nations will benefit better by acting independently instead of collectively and making more emphasis in national interests than getting international goals.

Nationalism was prevalent in the early 20th century and a significant cause of WWI, since most of the Europeans citizens believed in the supremacy of their nations, so nationalists and militarists assured to the citizens that if war came upon them their nation would emerge victorious. In general nationalism and militarism contributed to a continental delusion, suggesting a European war was necessary to assure the supremacy of the countries.

hamas is the terrorist group present in palestine.terrorism has been a feature of life in israel even before the country's establishment in 1948.as per israeli government, 3200 people have died in terrorist attacks.

in january 2007, meshal stated that hamas would consider recognizing israel once a palestinian state was established. a haaretz story noted, "this is the first time that a hamas official has raised the possibility of full and official recognition of israel in the future." according to the story, prime minister ehud olmert "shrugged off" meshal's statement.

in december 2010, hamas announced it would honor any palestinian referendum that approved a peace plan with israel. "we accept a palestinian state on the borders of 1967, with jerusalem as its capital, the release of palestinian prisoners, and the resolution of the issue of refugees," said haniyeh. "hamas will respect the results [of a referendum]," he added, "regardless of whether it differs with its ideology and principles." zvi bar'el, a leading haaretz political analyst, noted: "not a return of refugees, not the destruction of the state of israel, no preconditions.