The amount of land that Britain and France owned led to a heightened rivalry with Germany, which sought to acquire colonies later on and only controlled small portions of Africa.
Answer:
Germany, under Kaiser Wilhelm II was a largely Militarist country. The joined their ally, Austria-Hungary, in war against Serbia, after the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Serbia's rejection of the Austro-Hungarian ultimatum. This ultimatum would have basically put Hungary in charge of the Serbian government, an act of imperialism. The alliances between Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire, as well as the Russian, French, and British alliance, later followed by the United States, allowed this to become a full scale world war. Nationalism played a big part in starting WW1, as the Serbian Terrorists who killed the archduke wee in favor of Serbian nationalism and against Austro-Hungarian influence.
Explanation:
I hope this helps.
