Irredentism

Bosniak nationalism is allegedly a form of nationalism similar to those found in adjoining regions of the Balkans and stems from the same birth of nationalist sentiment awakened following the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century. While Bosniak nationalism may have been subdued for most of the 19th century, it allegedly became a more potent force after the annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina by the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1908. The assassination of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914 by Gavrilo Princip (a Bosnian Serb), is symptomatic of another Balkan nationalism, that of the pan-Serbian variety. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bosniak nationalism"

During World War II, with the fall of Yugoslavia in 1941, Italians placed the land inhabited by ethnic Albanians under the jurisdiction of an Albanian quisling government. Serbs and a few others call that entity "Greater Albania" and prefer to draw parallels between Fascists and Albanians. Albanians refer to the World War 2 period simply as the Italian occupation. As in other areas occupied by the Axis powers, locals were sometimes recruited in the occupying army. This has also been construed as evidence of the quest for "Greater Albania". ...more on Wikipedia about "Greater Albania"

Greater Finland (in Finnish: Suur-Suomi) was an idea which was born in some irredentist movements emphasizing pan-Finnicism and expressed a Finnish version of European pre World War II nationalism. It was imagined to include Finland as well as territories inhabited by ethnically related ( Finnic) people: Finns, Karelians, Estonians, Ingrians and Kvens. ...more on Wikipedia about "Greater Finland"

Greater Hungary ( Hungarian: Nagy Magyarország) is a political goal of Hungarian irredentists, who want to restore the borders of historical Hungary as they were before 1918. Historical revisionism is often used on by both proponents and opponents of Greater Hungary. ...more on Wikipedia about "Greater Hungary (political concept)"

Greater Israel could be used as a synonym for the Land of Israel, but mostly, it is used as a geo-political term related to the Israeli-Arab conflict that refers to the maximal extension of the State of Israel (See The Land of Israel versus the State of Israel): ...more on Wikipedia about "Greater Israel"

In the early 1940's, the Moroccan nationalist party - Istiqlal - used the irredentist concept of "Greater Morocco" as a propaganda tool to rally support of Moroccan citizens against French colonial rule. After Morocco gained independence in 1956, and the death of much-beloved King Mohammed V, the monarchy of King Hassan II revived the "Greater Morocco" as a continuation of the ongoing independence process. This has been successful, as Morocco quickly (re)acquired possessions such as the Tarfaya Strip (after a brief war with Spain), and much of the territory between Ceuta and Melilla, which have been after the Algeciras Conference. ...more on Wikipedia about "Greater Morocco"

Greater Serbia is a name for a Serbian irredentist ideology.It is, on the surface, a hypothetical framework; and, deeper, a concocted map for an empire. ...more on Wikipedia about "Greater Serbia"

Greater Somalia refers to those regions in the Horn of Africa in which ethnic Somalis live, as well as to the irredentist vision of unifying these people under an enlarged Somali state . Greater Somalia thus encompasses Somalia/ Somaliland, eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti and northeastern Kenya. The policy has led to conflict, with Somalia engaging in armed warfare twice with Ethiopia over the Ogaden region. ...more on Wikipedia about "Greater Somalia"

Greater Syria, also known (in a historic context) as Syria, or Bilad ash-Sham (بلاد الشام, its Arabic name) is a historic region in the Middle East bordering the Mediterranean. It is generally considered to comprise roughly the modern states of Syria, Lebanon, and Israel, the Palestinian Territories, and the settled areas of Jordan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Greater Syria"

Greater Yemen ( Arabic: اليمن الكبرى [Al-Yaman al-Kubrā]) is a geographic term denoting the present territory of the Republic of Yemen as well as the region of 'Asir and the adjacent parts of Tihamah (currently part of Saudi Arabia) and sometimes Dhofar (currently part of Oman). ...more on Wikipedia about "Greater Yemen"

Irredentism is a international relations term that involves advocating annexation of territories administered by another state on the grounds of common ethnicity and/or prior historical possession, actual or alleged. It is a feature of identity politics and cultural and political geography. Since most borders have been moved and redrawn at one point, a great many countries could theoretically present irredentist claims to their neighbours. ...more on Wikipedia about "Irredentism"

Italia Irredenta ( English: Unredeemed Italy) was an Italian patriotic and political faction, of importance in the late 19th century. It advocated irredentism among the Italian people, and had some impact in the movement toward gaining some territory of today's northern and northeastern Italy after World War I. ...more on Wikipedia about "Italia irredenta"

Megali Idea (Μεγάλη Ιδέα) ( Greek for "Great Idea") is a concept of Greek nationalism expressing the goal of establishing a Greek state that encompasses all ethnic Greeks. Megale Idea implies the goal of reestablishing a Greek state as ancient geographer Strabon wrote, with a Greek world extended west from Sicily, to Mikra Asia and Euxenus Pontus ( Black Sea) to the east, and from Macedonia and Epirus, north, to Crete and Cyprus to the south. Greek populations still lived in those territories in the beginning of 20th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Megali Idea"

Revanchism (from French revanche, "revenge") is a term used since the 1870s to describe political campaigns to reverse territorial losses incurred by a country during previous wars and strifes, sometimes quite distant in time. Revanchism draws strength from desires to regain national esteem, local geo-political dominance, or economic advantages by subduing a foe. Extreme revanchist ideologues often represent a pro-war stance, suggesting that the losses can be reclaimed only through a new war. Revanchism is intextricably linked with irredentism, the conception that a part of the cultural and ethnic nation remains "unredeemed" outside the borders of its appropriate nation-state. ...more on Wikipedia about "Revanchism" shortopedia Dreamteam.

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