the influence of Islam is the fact that all countries in the Middle East use the Islamic calendar which is known as the Hijri calendar. In this system, the year zero is 622, the year in which the Prophet Muhammad and his early followers escaped persecution from the city of Makkah.
"Jingoism" as a factor in bringing about World War I refers to the extra hardcore patriotism that existed in many countries leading to the war that made war more likely.
