What is Irredentism?
'''Irredentism''' is the desire of a [[state]] or some of its people in a state for the [[annexation]] of land of another state. Those who want the land say that it really belongs to them because the other state stole it, or they wish to liberate the people who live there who have the same [[ethnicity]] or some other connection. The term was invented in the 1870s, when the [[unification of Italy]] left out Italians who lived in [[Austria-Hungary]]. [[Category:International politics]] [[Category:Territorial disputes]] [[Category:Nationalism]] {{politics-stub}}