A sharp decline in President Johnson's popularity.
Nationalism serves as a uniting force. The recent World Cup united each country, where people came together as aspirants for their team and, ultimately, their country. These fans were united in cheering for their players and equally united in recovering from defeat. This illustrates the spirit of national identity. By taking a strong sense of who we are, dishonor and fright become foreign concepts. We developed to be bold and confident, sometimes overly so. We become so occupied in our views that we drown in circumstances of opposition. We cross the boundaries to defame others in the name of unity. Unfortunately, that is where unity is no longer present, and the individual is singled out. Mistreating a national identity as superior is not appropriate. Although we are citizens of whatever country, everybody is a citizen of this one planet called Earth.
The Russian empire under Tsar Nicholas ii changed her focus from the lost Manchuria and Korea region to the Balkans states. This renewed an old rivalry with the Austria Hungary empire which also had a distinctive interest in the region. while the war was declared on Siberia, after the assassination of Ferdinard and his wife Sophie, the main target of the war was Russia.
If I'm correct, they perceived it as punishment from the gods, for their evil ways... ( correct me if i'm wrong. )
