AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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Question
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The rise of armies and navies created the ability for the nations to go to war.
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Obligated the nations to fight once a conflict had begun.
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Nationalistic tensions in the Balkans created conflict in the area that created the conditions for war.
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They were all friends
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Detailed explanation-1: -These groups hoped to drive Austria-Hungary from the Balkans and establish a ‘Greater Serbia’, a unified state for all Slavic people. It was this pan-Slavic nationalism that inspired the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in June 1914, an event that led directly to the outbreak of World War I.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nationalism was a factor in the outbreak of World War I as many nations, particularly the Great powers of-Britain, France and Germany, of the time had convinced themselves of the cultural, economic and military supremacy of their nation.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Balkan issue became a source of contention for many major European powers as they clashed over trade, colonies, and military might. These clashes led to a series of wars and continuous unrest which ultimately resulted in the First World War.
Detailed explanation-4: -Nationalist tensions emerged in the Balkans because of the spread of ideas of romantic nationalism as also the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire that had previously ruled over this area. The different Slavic communities in the Balkans began to strive for independent rule.