When you see the country next to yours gearing up for war, you are justifiably suspicious, even more so when you are both known to dislike each other and have a history of war between yourselves.
Thus, you also begin to develop your military strength. The other country sees this as a threat (when their military increase was "just a defensive measure or a deterrent"). Additionally, the countries around you both see the militaries getting bigger, and they get worried too. So they start to build their own military too.
Eventually, everybody is so paranoid that someone else will start a war on them soon that they must use a pre-emptive action, in order to prevent war breaking out. Diplomacy breaks down as each feels there is no way it can be used to avoid a fight, and so everybody becomes so much more suspicious of everyone else.
These effects build on each other, until you have everybody lining up the ranks ready to march and expenditure on strength-of-arms worth more than everything else put together.
It increased competition and tension among a number of European countries
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During the Cold War, many European nations had a complex relationship with the United States, largely influenced by the geopolitical landscape. While countries in Western Europe generally viewed the U.S. as a crucial ally in countering Soviet influence, there was also significant concern over American military dominance and foreign policy decisions. Some nations, particularly those with strong socialist movements or leftist governments, criticized U.S. interventions and perceived imperialism. Overall, the U.S. was seen as both a protector against communism and a source of tension in international relations.
The period of tension and rivalry between communist nations and noncommunist nations ends.
Imperialism was basically the tension over colonies. This was a widely recognised reason for starting off WWI. Colonies were places that were taken in to control by other ruling countries. This made countries more powerful and dominant, so this is linked to alliances that were made back then.
having a large and strong standing army
It increased competition and tension among a number of European countries
It heightened German fears of "encirclement" and in particular of Russian economic and military growth.
It increased competition and tension among a number of European countries
It increased competition and tension among a number of European countries
New political tensions developed becuase people didnt know who to follow anymore, the original east, or the modernized western imperialism
Factors leading to the growing tension in Europe included the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, the policy of appeasement, and the failures of the League of Nations. Last, but not least, were the dictatorships of Hitler in Germany and Mussolini in Italy.
One of the main causes of the extent of World War I was the alliances in Europe at the time, which brought many nations who had no stake in the original conflict into the war. Another cause of World War I was imperialism, which caused tension between European nations who were fighting over land to colonize.
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The four factors leading to growing European tension included nationalism, where countries prioritized their own interests and identities, often at the expense of others; imperialism, as nations competed for colonies and resources; militarism, with the arms race and the glorification of military power; and complex alliances that created a web of obligations and entanglements among nations. These factors collectively increased rivalries and mistrust, setting the stage for conflict in the early 20th century.
Competition easily divided European nations. Nationalism at the same time from the United States made the Cold War more pronounced, increasing tension.
why do you think the religious tensions that developed during the reformation among european nations spread to the americas.