... still unresolved in other areas of Europe, resulting in tensions both within the regions involved and between various European nations. One particularly important nationalistic movement, Pan-Slavism, figured heavily in the events preceding the war. The Pan-Salvism movement supported the union of all Slav people.6 Along with nationalism, imperialism was another cause of World War I. According Encarta World English Dictionary imperialism ... ...

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... . At the same time in Austria-Hungary, they feared nationalism because they worried that Serbia would rebel and be in a different country. Meanwhile Russia had a powerful form of nationalism called Pan-Slavism, which stated that all Slavic people shared a common nationality. So, Russia as the largest Slavic country stood ready to defend Serbia. In the Ottoman Empire, they feared Serbia and ... ...

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... -standing rivalry between Austria-Hungary and Russia due to their interests in the Balkans. Russia saw her role as leading and supporting her fellow Slav peoples in the Balkans. This Pan-Slav concept provided an ideal excuse to interfere in the Balkans and to extend Russia's influence towards the Eastern Mediterranean. Ideally Russia wished to open the Dardenelles straits to its ... ...

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