Parts of Italy were left under foreign control. ... Imperialism was a major cause because Great Britain, Germany and France needed foreign markets after the increase in manufacturing caused by the Industrial Revolution. ... As a result of such tensions, between 1871 and 1914 the nations of Europe adopted domestic measures and foreign policies that in turn steadily increased the danger of war. ... Documents 1,2,3,4,5, and 7 I placed in the group of military expansion because they were based on the financial social and military causes of the war. ... I did notice that the main cause was the ...

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The Soviet Union was a single party state and held a communist economic system that the U.S wanted to hold a 'containment' foreign policy towards. ... To ensure the safety of Western Europe, Truman organized the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) with ten other European Countries to form a military alliance that would stand tall against the soviets. By doing this, Stalin could not make any military move on one NATO member country without having the other ten countries declaring war with the soviets as well. ... To meet this dilemma head on; Truman enacted steps in economic re...

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The modern world is plagued by problems that were foreign to our ancestors. ... One important step to reducing anti-western sentiment in the Middle East is removing military forces from the area. ... Also, the military occupation of the Middle East leads to a military response by natives of the region. ... First, the western world has to remove military presence from the area. If foreign soldiers and drones are a constant part of life in the Middle East, the public will naturally fear and hate whoever sends the soldiers and drones. ...

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Control is achieved by military means to gain economic and political advantages. ... A far-flung empire may satisfy a nation's desire for military advantage or recognition as a world power. ... One of the best-known theories focuses on economic profit as the chief reason for a nation to seek foreign territories. ... Military strategy is another important motive for imperialistic activity. ...

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They did not want to lose their land and power to Serbia, and sooner or later, this lead to Austria's military preparation in case it ever broke out. Militarism: a philosophy that bases one's organization purely on the strict ideas of strong military, control over aggression, and mass production of weaponry and any other military supplies. ... Threatened by this, Germany started the mass production of weaponry, ships, and any other military means. ... Imperialism: a philosophy stating that, to create or reform a country into a powerful country, it must take over all means of polit...

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The primary reason for this lies in the military benefits of NATO, however, the treaty is also a vehicle for closer political, economic, and security cooperation in the North Atlantic community. It is a fundamental part of our foreign policy, and will become the foundation of our security system. ... Thus the treaty will serve to benefit us militarily, while also increasing our influence and friendships to countries worldwide. Militarily NATO will aid us tremendously. ... Thus the treaty is necessary for a vast amount of reasons, with the primary one being the military aspect. ...

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Egypt, having long been ruled by foreign empires, entered an age of modernization during the early 1800s. The Turkish appointed governor, Muhammad Ali, took major steps in modeling Egypt's agriculture and military after European standards. ... Technology and military might became a great influence toward colonialism. ... Vaccines and new quinine were created to combat diseases, like malaria, when entering foreign lands. ... Many people of Africa and Asia attempted to drive out invaders, but were unable to succeed due to unequal military technology and economical issues. ...

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Basically a sphere of influence is an area where a foreign country has the right to trade. ... Hope that the Boxers would save China by getting rid of the foreign powers was very intentitive. The Boxers attacked buildings in Beijing that held representatives of foreign countries. ... Not too long after, military forces from 11 countries, which included the U.S., put the Boxer Rebellion down. Afterwards, the Chinese had to pay indemnities to the foreign governments. ...

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Military Causes The long-term military causes were the threatening northern tribes. There were many immediate causes that would rise if anyone attacked Western Rome, such as very weak military due to poverty of the Western Empire. ... Now there were many foreign soldiers who served for pay, which made it that much harder to be able to hold a large army. ... There were many causes that also relate to Political, Social, Military, or Economical that I did not mention because they may not have been as important. ...

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He distinguished himself as a military commander fighting in Italy. ... And this proved to be true as they progressed to win a series of important military victories. ... During the turmoil of the early years of the French Revolution, Napoleon rapidly rose through the military ranks. ... The catalyst to Napoleon's fall began when in 1810 when Russia left from the Continental System (foreign policy of Napoleon I of France in his struggle against Great Britain during the Napoleonic Wars). ... He used these ideals to help create his huge and dedicated military force. ...

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Britain and France at the time had claimed a majority of foreign countries for trade. ... In order to fight against Russia, Britain, and France, Germany believed that she needed more armaments to secure a stable place in the European powers and so she increases another 50 million pounds of military weapon (Doc 9). ... If Germany did not dedicate themselves into their military forces, than they were vulnerable for invasions. The tension between the countries military forces led to an armament race as well as to World War I. ...

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Truman signed the Foreign Assistance Act, the legislation establishing the Marshall Plan and donating $5.3 billion dollars and roughly $7 billion in food, machinery, and other products for the recovery of Europe. ... Economic and military support in Western Europe was used to as a means of scaring the soviets and keeping them back. ... It's said to be the most expensive foreign policy initiative ever attempted in peacetime (Margiotta). ...

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The long-term military causes were the threatening northern tribes. There were many immediate causes that would rise if anyone attacked Western Rome, such as very weak military due to poverty of the Western Empire. ... Now there were many foreign soldiers who served for pay, that made it that much harder to be able to hold a large army. ...

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The Sans-Culottes not only violently suppressed foreign, but internal, undermining of the Republic. ... The vicious power the Sans-Culottes displayed through these two harrowing events, in addition to the military opposition presented by other European nations created a formula for a second revolution. ...

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These operations could be seen as a demonstration of power and military superiority. ... One can be sure that on holiday in a foreign country the English language would be the best one to use in finding your way around. ...

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The New Imperialism was resulted from industrialized nations seeking control of foreign land for economic, political, and cultural aims, despite the fact the culture in Africa and Asia was affected negatively, colonizers did benefit from modernization. ... They were wealthy enough to "send their sons to British schools, where they were trained for posts in the civil service and military" (Ellis, Esler 770). ...

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Those ten crusades coincided with over a thousand years of Muslim military expansion throughout Europe, Africa and Asia, and half the reason they even happened was because of that expansion. ... The CIA, MI6 and Interpol have all said that the greatest risk to European security today is Muslim citizens of European countries traveling to fight for ISIS in Syria and West Asia and then coming back in the hundreds, trained and even more radicalized, so much so that a host of European nations have started passing laws that make it a crime for citizens to go fight in foreign wars. ...

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