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Internal Dissent
- a. Growth of nationalismà not all ethnic groups achieved goal of nationhood
- i. Minorities, like Slavs, wanted own national states
- b. Socialist labor movements were more powerful and used strikes to achieve goals
- i. Some conservative leaders feared that European nations were on verge of revolution
- 1. Historians believe war was way to quell internal dissent
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Militarism
- a. Growth of large mass armies just showed how destructive war would be
- b. Conscription was regular practice
- c. Military machines doubled in size between 1890 and 1914
- d. Russian army
- i. 1.3 million men
- a. French and Germans behind
- b. Most European land armies filled with peasants
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Militarism was more than
- a. Militarism was more than just large armies= influence of military leaders
- i. Military leaders created intricate plans that must be followed, leading to inability to be flexibleà decision making for military instead of political reason
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