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- M - MILITARISM
- A - ALLIANCES
- "We are allies"
- I - IMPERIAL COMPETITION
- We gained control of this territory. We now have abundant raw materials and resources
- We should be better than Britain!
- Militarism is defined as the belief that strong military forces are required and should be used to gain political or economic advantages. It was a major cause of WWI for several reasons: It prompted European nations to strengthen and expand their armies, heightening tensions between them. It also sparked an arms race fueled by rivalry and fear of neighboring countries. For example, France and Germany engaged in a fierce arms race, while Britain and Germany engaged in a naval race centered on the construction of new naval ships. Many of them compete for a powerful military which resulted in tensions and conflicts that contributed to the beginning of WW1.
- N - NATIONALISM
- MAJOR IDEA: Serbian Nationalism
- We are proud of our country! We are a great nation
- In the years leading up to the war, European nations were constantly jockeying for power and making alliances. As allies, they agreed to protect each other - if one was attacked, the others were bound to defend them. So in 1881, Germany made an alliance with Austria-Hungary and Italy. However, Italy then went and made a secret alliance with France saying they would not aid Germany. Not long after, Triple Entente (France, Britain, and Russia) was formed in 1907. When it was formed, Germany perceived it as a major threat to their existence and power in the region, resulting in a number of tensions. As conflicts over alliances escalated, the strike of WW1 occurred.
- Imperialism is when a stronger nation has authority to take the weaker nation. The colonies had benefited the mother country since they had produced raw materials for the mother country and that the country would import. It had led to conflict since the other nations wanted that land so they had to fight over it so that they could get the piece of land.Other European countries like Russia and Germany were starting to get envious so they also wanted to create their own vast empires and gain more resources from the lands they can colonize. This caused great competition and conflicts between many countries throughout the world which then contributed to factors that started the WW1.
- Nationalism is identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations. It can lead to conflict since they can betray them and that they can stop supporting them anytime.
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