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How Did the 'Isms' Contribute to the Start of World War I
How did the ‘isms’ contribute to the start of world war one?

Nationalism
The noun NATIONALISM has 4 senses:
1. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

2. The doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other

3. The aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination

4. The doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals

Imperialism
The noun IMPERIALISM has 3 senses:
1. A policy of extending your rule over foreign countries

2. A political orientation that advocates imperial interests

3. Any instance of aggressive extension of authority

Militarism
The noun MILITARISM has 1 sense: 1. A political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests

How did Nationalism contribute to the start of world war one?
The Congress of Vienna, held after Napoleon's exile to Elba, aimed to sort out problems in Europe. Delegates from Britain, Austria, Prussia and Russia (the winning allies) decided upon a new Europe that left both Germany and Italy as divided states. Strong nationalist elements led to the re-unification of Italy in 1861 and Germany in 1871. The settlement at the end of the Franco-Prussian war left France angry at the loss of Alsace-Lorraine to Germany and keen to regain their lost territory. Large areas of both Austria-Hungary and Serbia were home to differing nationalist groups, all of who wanted freedom from the states in which they lived.
How did Imperialism contribute to the start of world war one?
By 1900 the British Empire extended over five continents and France had control of large areas of Africa. With the rise of industrialism countries needed new markets. The amount of lands 'owned' by Britain and France increased the rivalry with Germany who had entered the scramble to acquire colonies late and only had

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