Presently, this course does not supply any discussions about nationalism in the Americas with exception to Haiti. Nicaragua offers an opportunity to visualize how many Central American countries were operated and ran politically throughout the transitions from the Mexican Empire to the United Providences of Central America, then finally to the independent states they are today. The case of Nicaraguan nationalism would require students to think critically about where nationalism resides in the near constant conflict outside the sphere of classic European imperialism, instead focusing more on inner turmoil of its people and US interests and involvement in the socioeconomic and political events that arguably effected the course of the countries development for its own “imperial” interests rather than the development of Nicaragua. The shadow that is Nicaragua has been largely ignored by scholiasts and journalist alike throughout its development and serves as a representation of what happens when ridicule drowns out the heroes and success of a nation once in turmoil; having foreign …show more content…
Whether under dictatorship, corruption, poverty, ethnic conflict, social stratification, and civil war, Nicaragua has been able to maintain its nation and nationalism. It is worth mentioning that Nicaragua follows Benedict Andersons idea of imagine communities where you may not know everyone but each person lives the image of their communion even as the government oscillates from one extreme, the Somoza’s, to the Sandinista’s. The Nicaraguan people realized within this transition of power that fighting for freedom doesn’t always lead to freedom. Unfortunately, the reoccurring theme within the country revolved much around military dictatorships that protected private property at the expense of an egalitarian government for most of its existence until