Before World War II, cultural nationalism in Germany and Eastern Europe was accompanied by ______, the desire to annex or claim territory from another country on the basis of common identity.

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Irridentism is the desire to annex or claim territory from another country on the basis of common identity. Lebensraum, which is also associated with Germany during this time period, referred specifically to the idea of acquiring more living space for Germans through expansion into Eastern Europe. Self-determination refers to the right of people to choose their own government and political status, while appeasement refers to the strategy of making concessions in order to avoid conflict. Neither of these concepts specifically relates to the desire for territorial expansion based on shared cultural identity.

Before World War II, Cultural Nationalism in Germany and Eastern