WORLD HISTORY

COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM

IMPERIALISM IN ASIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which two nations were long-time rivals in Europe?
A
Britain
B
Germany
C
France
D
Italy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Though Americans viewed the War of 1812 as a struggle between their young nation and Great Britain, it appeared to many in Europe as an outgrowth of the long-standing rivalry between Europe’s great powers, France and England.

Detailed explanation-2: -France too carved out colonies in these areas. Colonial competition between England and France was a continual source of conflict. In Eastern Europe, the main rivals were Sweden, Russia, Prussia, Austria, and the Ottoman Turks. Here, Russia, Prussia and Austria emerged at the top of the heap.

Detailed explanation-3: -France and Britain are often still referred to as “historic rivals", or with emphasis on the perceived ever-lasting competition between the two countries.

Detailed explanation-4: -France and England: 1, 000 years of cross-channel rivalry.

Detailed explanation-5: -France and Habsburg Austria were two traditional geopolitical great rivals in Europe. Between 1494 and 1697, the French-Habsburg rivalry had played out in the Italian Wars, the Thirty Years’ War and the Nine Years’ War.

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