Croatian nationalism (Croatian: hrvatski nacionalizam) refers to strands of ethnic and cultural nationalism of Croats. It first arose in the 19th century in response to magyarization of Croatian territories under Hungarian rule, especially under the influence of Ante Starčević and Eugen Kvaternik. The Party of Rights gathered the most fervent Croatian nationalists prior to World War II, and their ideology was collectively referred to as pravaštvo. It became internationally important during World War II and during the breakup of Yugoslavia and the Yugoslav Wars.
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“The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does; the first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a feeling of blind arrogance that leads to war.”
—Sydney J. Harris (1917–1986)