Nationalism had Europeans each viewing their own nations as better than the others, in competition with the others. This would lead to an increase in tension between the nations.
Imperialism carried that nationalistic rivalry to other parts of the globe. Nations sought to grab control over parts of Asia and Africa. When war erupted, that also made it a world war, because people from imperial territories would be brought into the war.
Militarism included a massive arms race -- expanding armies and navies. The construction of so much more military hardware made the coming of war more likely.
Alliances were being arranged, often through secret negotiations, with terms of the alliances known only to those who were involved in the negotiations. Sometimes the fact that alliances were being made was announced publicly. This business of conspiring in regard to alliances caused escalating nervousness and tension in Europe. This was a fundamental problem that lay behind the ultimate outbreak of the Great War (as World War I was called at the time it occurred).
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<span>No-- France and Spain offered money, weapons, naval support, and military training.
Though the Patriots had an ideology to fight for and would have continued fighting the cause even with loss, the win comes from strong European support. France was an important ally providing naval support and official military training which the Continental Army needed. France and Spain also continued to trade with the colonies keeping their economy afloat during the war. </span>
Well, the king of England back then had many things that the colonies did not like about him. For one the king had taken the rights from the nobility. He also raised the taxes on the colonies to pay for his wars. Lastly, he had restricted voting rights from the colonies.
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He was the prime Minister of U.K. 1940_1945
