1. The Big One
All of the Powers involved in the Great War began to stake claims in Africa after 1870, eventually creating an animosity that would lead to the creation of the alliance systems; the very alliance systems that were a fundamental catalyst in the outbreak of war. ... Possibly the most influential form of nationalism involved Serbia and the movement which has often been referred to as Pan-Slavism. The fundamental motive behind this Pan-Slavism was to unite all the Serb peoples under one government. ... Russia was also heavily involved in the Pan-Slavic movement, and encouraged Serbia in its eff...
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