irredentism
Noun
Meaning
the doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related
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Formal irredentism Some states formalize their irredentist claims by including them in their constitutional documents, or through other means of legal enshrinement.
The response to the non-inclusion of territory and population may take the form of irredentism : demands to annex unredeemed territory and incorporate it into the nation state.
It advocated irredentism among the Italian people as well as other nationalities who were willing to become Italian and as a movement; it is also known as "Italian irredentism".