... out in 1914. Martel mentions nationalism as one of the main causes that drove the Serbian nationalists to assassinate the archduke. Nationalism was also what motivated Austria to take action against Serbia and what caused the feeling of brotherhood between the Russians and the Serbs because of their common Slavic identity. Another less subtle cause of the crisis is militarism. All countries had produced armies of massive size and millions of men were being forced to fight in the army by their governments. All over Europe there was widespread enthusiasm for the war and governments practically manipulated their people into supporting the army by inspiring war scares. Therefore to fight in the war was to be patriotic and nationalistic. Imperialism too was mentioned as one the reasons why the powers wanted more land and territory and therefore engaged in a massive war that got out of control. However one underlying reason ...

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