USA HISTORY

The honor and praise given to armed forces like the army and navy with parades and singing is an example of which cause of World War One?

(A) ** militarism

(B) alliances

(C) nationalism

(D) imperialism

Concept note-1: -What is an example of militarism? The Prussian empire is an example of militarism. The empire developed a strong army that fought and won against France’s military before the unification of all the German empires.

Concept note-2: -Militarism could have cause the war due to the naval and arms race. The main event of Militarism causing World War one was the naval rivalry which was made after 1900. Britain had the most powerful navy in the world. The new Keiser Wilhelm announced his intention to build a bigger German navy than Britain.

Concept note-3: -Militarism denoted a rise in military expenditure, an increase in military and naval forces, more influence of the military men upon the policies of the civilian government, and a preference for force as a solution to problems.

Concept note-4: -Militarism Great Britain and Germany both greatly increased their navies in this time period. Further, in Germany and Russia particularly, the military establishment began to have a greater influence on public policy. This increase in militarism helped push the countries involved into war.