USA HISTORY

Which of these terms was used to label someone who was ultra patriotic around the time of the Spanish American War?

(A) nationalist

(B) ** jingo

(C) Republican

(D) conservative

Concept note-1: -Jingoism comes from the word jingo, the nickname for a group of British people who always wanted to go to war to prove the superiority of Britain.

Concept note-2: -: extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy. jingoist.

Concept note-3: -The public, viewed by the British political class as uneducated and badly informed on foreign policy, were mocked as “jingos.” The word, despite its peculiar roots, became a part of the language, and was periodically invoked to mean those crying for aggressive international action, including warfare, in any nation.

Concept note-4: -Jingoism. An attitude of wildly enthusiastic, often excessive nationalism. Often, jingoists or jingoes push for war with other countries.