AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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Alliances
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Nationalism
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Imperialism
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Militarism
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nations wished to protect their borders and solidify their power. They formed alliances to help secure themselves against attack and protect their own interests.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why did European countries think alliances would prevent war? Countries forming alliances were well-intentioned. They hoped alliances would keep peace because other countries would be deterred from attacking if they knew confronting one country meant their allies would join the fighting too.
Detailed explanation-3: -In World War II, the three great Allied powers-Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union-formed a Grand Alliance that was the key to victory.
Detailed explanation-4: -Alliances can be seen as the main cause for the First World War, because the alliance system brought in a substantial number of countries from Europe into a Balkan conflict.