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jingoism , advocacy of a policy of aggressive nationalism. The term was first used in connection with certain British politicians who sought to bring England into the Russo-Turkish War (1877-78) on the side of the Turks. It apparently derived from a popular song of the period: "We don't want to fight, but, by jingo, if we do … ."

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The Oxford Companion to United States History | 2001 | | Â© The Oxford Companion to United States History 2001, originally published by Oxford University Press 2001. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Jingoism. See Expansionism.

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jingoism The word comes from a music‐hall song popular at the time of the 1876–8 Eastern crisis: ‘We don't want to fight, but by jingo if we do . . .’. Later it was used to describe other manifestations of popular bellicosity during foreign wars.

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