# Nationalism: Identity and Nation

This matching game builds understanding of the key concepts that frame nationalism in Social Studies 20-1. Students match definitions and examples to eight core terms: nationalism, identity, nation, patriotic, ethnic, civic, geographic, and political. The game supports analysis of how nationalism is expressed across different dimensions, cultural, territorial, institutional, and prepares students to explore the extent to which nation should be the foundation of identity ([Topic](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/24614)). Success requires students to distinguish between overlapping forms of national consciousness and to recognize that understandings of identity, nation and nationalism continue to evolve ([Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/24615)).

## How to play

1. You have eight terms on the left and eight descriptions or examples on the right.
2. Draw a line or write the letter to match each term to its correct description.
3. Each term matches exactly one description.
4. Check your work against the answer key when you finish.

## Match the pairs

| Column A | | Column B |
|:---|:---:|:---|
| **A.** nationalism | ____ | **1.** Shared sense of belonging to a nation |
| **B.** identity | ____ | **2.** Based on shared cultural heritage |
| **C.** nation | ____ | **3.** Concerning citizenship and government |
| **D.** patriotic | ____ | **4.** Devoted to one's nation |
| **E.** ethnic | ____ | **5.** Based on location and territory |
| **F.** civic | ____ | **6.** Community bound by shared heritage |
| **G.** geographic | ____ | **7.** Concerning government and authority |
| **H.** political | ____ | **8.** Who or what someone is |

## Answer key

- **A** matches **1** (nationalism: Shared sense of belonging to a nation)
- **B** matches **8** (identity: Who or what someone is)
- **C** matches **6** (nation: Community bound by shared heritage)
- **D** matches **4** (patriotic: Devoted to one's nation)
- **E** matches **2** (ethnic: Based on shared cultural heritage)
- **F** matches **3** (civic: Concerning citizenship and government)
- **G** matches **5** (geographic: Based on location and territory)
- **H** matches **7** (political: Concerning government and authority)

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*AILI game · language en · model claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 · generated 2026-09-17 · id 89e83ceb-9d75-49e3-ad0d-82677a90e9d9*

### Sources

- node:n1: Social Studies › Social Studies (10–12) › Social Studies 20-1 › Key Issue: To what extent should we embrace nationalism? › Related Issue 1 (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/24618)
- node:n2: Social Studies › Social Studies (10–12) › Social Studies 20-1 › Key Issue: To what extent should we embrace nationalism? › Related Issue 1 (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/24615)
- node:n3: Social Studies › Social Studies (10–12) › Social Studies 20-1 › Key Issue: To what extent should we embrace nationalism? (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/24614)
- node:n4: Social Studies › Social Studies (10–12) › Social Studies 20-1 › Key Issue: To what extent should we embrace nationalism? › Related Issue 1 (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/24623)
- node:n5: Social Studies › Social Studies (10–12) › Social Studies 20-1 › Key Issue: To what extent should we embrace nationalism? (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/24626)
- node:n6: Social Studies › Social Studies (10–12) › Social Studies 20-1 › Key Issue: To what extent should we embrace nationalism? › Related Issue 1 (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/24621)
- node:n7: Social Studies › Social Studies (10–12) › Social Studies 20-1 › Key Issue: To what extent should we embrace nationalism? › Related Issue 3 (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/24645)
- node:n8: Social Studies › Social Studies (10–12) › Social Studies 20-1 › Key Issue: To what extent should we embrace nationalism? › Related Issue 1 (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/24620)
- node:n9: Social Studies › Social Studies (10–12) › Social Studies 20-1 › Key Issue: To what extent should we embrace nationalism? › Related Issue 1 (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/24619)
- node:n10: Social Studies › Social Studies (10–12) › Social Studies 20-1 › Key Issue: To what extent should we embrace nationalism? › Related Issue 2 (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/24632)
- node:n11: Social Studies › Social Studies (10–12) › Social Studies 20-1 › Key Issue: To what extent should we embrace nationalism? › Related Issue 1 (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/24622)
- node:n12: Social Studies › Social Studies (10–12) › Social Studies 20-1 › Key Issue: To what extent should we embrace nationalism? › Related Issue 2 (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/24628)
- node:n13: Social Studies › Social Studies (10–12) › Social Studies 20-1 (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/24613)
- node:n14: Social Studies › Social Studies (10–12) › Social Studies 20-1 › Key Issue: To what extent should we embrace nationalism? › Related Issue 2 (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/24633)
- node:n15: Social Studies › Social Studies (10–12) › Social Studies 20-1 › Key Issue: To what extent should we embrace nationalism? (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/24636)
- node:n16: Social Studies › Social Studies (10–12) › Social Studies 20-1 › Key Issue: To what extent should we embrace nationalism? › Related Issue 1 (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/24617)