Loss of Resources
This need often pushed countries to expand beyond their borders.
What is access to resources (raw materials)?
This usually happened after wars or battles ended.
What are boundary changes?
Religion often became a cause of conflict when combined with this factor.
What is nationalism?
This is defined as intense pride in one’s nation.
What is nationalism?
Most wars are caused by these two broad factors discussed in class.
What are religion and resources?
This continent became a major source of raw materials for European powers.
What is Africa?
Treaties often redrew borders without considering this.
What are ethnic or cultural groups?
Differences in religion increased tensions within these large political units.
What are empires?
Nationalism encouraged people to want this.
What is independence or self-rule?
This process increased global competition in the 18th–19th centuries.
What is imperialism?
Rubber, oil, and mainerals were especially important for these reasons.
What is industrial and military growth?
Germany lost territory after this war.
What is World War I?
In Europe, religious divisions often overlapped with this identity.
What is ethnic identity?
This group often used nationalism to justify expansion.
What are industrialized nations?
Nationalism and imperialism together created this climate.
What is constant tension?
Countries without many natural resources relied heavily on this.
What is foreign trade?
Shifting borders often caused resentment among people living here.
What are newly created or divided states?
Religious tension was often used by leaders to gain this.
What is political support or unity?
Nationalism helped lead to alliances that made wars this.
What is larger or global?
These rivalries made diplomacy difficult and war more likely.
What are alliances and competition?
Competition for limited resources often led directly to this outcome.
What is conflict or war?
Boundary changes were especially unstable in this European region.
What are the Balkans?
Religion contributed to war most when it was tied to land and this idea.
What is power?
Strong nationalism helped turn regional conflicts into this.
What are world wars?
Understanding these causes helps explain this modern reality.
What is global conflict today?