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The rivalry between the european nations was caused by fighting over Africa.

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A prime example of nationalism is the American and French Revolutions. Countries that also support nationalism during the 19th century include Russia, Latin America, Italy, Germany, Siberia and Greece.

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The rise and spread of nationalism gave people a new sense of identity and led to an increased sense of competition among nation states.

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Nationalism is an ideology that emphasizes loyalty, devotion, and allegiance to a nation or nation state. Nationalism comes from historical, social, political, economic, and geographical roots.

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Also known as an "arms race" militarism is the idea of needing to keep an army ready for war and be continuously preparing a nation's army. With all of the advances in weaponry and all of Europe's army's growing, the military had a growing influence on the public.

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As counties competed to have the biggest army, it created tension and rivalries between countries, This led to countries being suspicious of each other.

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If there had not been such strong militarism present in Europe, then the war would not have been so easy to begin. Due to all of the nations having large armies it was easy to go to war.

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Alliances are formed between parties who share beliefs and could be beneficial. When a member of alliance needs help the rest of the alliance joins in and helps them. This is why World War 1 escalated quickly.

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Germany’s attempt to isolate France led to the creation of the Triple Alliance with Italy and Austria-Hungary

Reaction to Germany’s belligerent actions, led to the creation of the Triple Entente, as German rivals France, England, and Russia combined

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Britain and England expanded their empires. This led to tensions among the european countries.

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Imperialism is when a country takes over other nations for economic or political gain. This led to WWI.

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If there were no alliances then ww1 would not have been a world war and would instead have been just a war between Serbia and Austria-Hungary. But due to Russia helping Serbia, it led to Germany declaring war of Russia.