Nationalism and the Creation of Italy

Nationalism is the idea of being loyal to a country or people of a similar ancestry and being united because of that. I am nationalistic by saluting to the flag when ever I get a chance. Before the idea of Nationalism, most countries were ruled by whatever kingdom took over, so there was no real sense of unity between the people or countries. Even if they spoke a different language or had different customs, the territories were bound together under one king or ruler.