Question

How did french nationalism increase tensions in europe?france was a strong supporter of pan-slavism.france considered alsace and lorraine to belong too france, rather than germany.france and britain clashed over control of morocco.france and germany became rivals in a face for naval superiority.

Answer 1

Answer: France considered Alsace and Lorraine to belong to France, rather than Germany.

Explanation: Alsace and Lorraine is a small mountainous land between Germany and France. This land has significance importance in world war II era as well. Taking a bit of history in consideration, both rival countries had a Franco-Prussian war and France lost that war so France had to give up this land and it became part of Germany. This loss was unbearable for french people thus fueled the tensions in Europe. Though, France recaptured this land after 1st battle named 'Battle of Lorraine' during WWI.

Answer 2

Nationalism has increased the tensions among nations in Europe. The main reason for this is that this resulted in intense competition among these nations. Each wanted to overpower one another. In French nationalism, what resulted to this nationalism is that, France and Germany became rivals in face for naval superiority. The answer is the last option.