In todays class we discussed the world in 1900, specifically highlighting cities, which were experiencing a population boom due to industrial developments. We discussed how social dislocation of former farmers into the German city of Essen brought on an expansion of the socialist party. Their discontent at conditions, and new educations allowed them to organize, which in turn led to an already intense upswelling of nationalistic sentiment. As a relatively new nation, Germany was looking to make up ground in terms of colonial holdings and military power. This desire at the highest levels, in addition to being influenced by a Prussian-dominant power structure, led to rampant militarism in Germany. Across the world, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, we discussed how immigration shapes national identity, as well as the identity of the individual. Argentina was a leading country in 1900, basing its structure off its European counterparts. Argentina’s immigrant culture still shapes the nation today, with many of its cultural trademarks being from different lands.