What's the difference between nationalism and pan-nationalism? (1 Viewer)

[Seventeenthofdecembe]

I would like to know, thanks.

 

[Son of Thatcher]

They're both very similar, but instead of simply having a fiercely patriotic belief in one's own race or country, it also includes nationalism across countries, hence the 'pan' prefix. The Nazis for instance, were pan-nationalists. They believed in a superior Germanic race that was not simply limited to Germany proper, but also included Austria, the Sudetenland and so on.