The four main causes were: militarism, alliances, imperialism and nationalism - or as an acronym, M-A-I-N (this made it much easier for me to remember the causes)
I believe the correct answer is A.
Answer: The answer is a. Just took the test
Explanation:
I believe the answer is: It delayed or extended nationalist struggles.
The nationalist struggles come after different nations started to fully embodied nationalist movement, which make them tend to incline to prove their nation's superiority over another nations. This type of thinking often lead to conflicts among these european nations.