Which of the following is attributed to countries who raced to build up their navies after 1900?

militarism, as Britain was the world's dominant naval power and Germany was anxious to catch up

imperialism, as sea power was the key to conquering new territories

nationalism, as all nations took pride in the strength of their armed forces

competition, as both nations were steel producers

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Carl Simon

14 January, 13:59

Which of the following is attributed to countries who raced to build up their navies after 1900?

militarism, as Britain was the world's dominant naval power and Germany was anxious to catch up

imperialism, as sea power was the key to conquering new territories

nationalism, as all nations took pride in the strength of their armed forces

competition, as both nations were steel producers

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Aisha · Answer 1

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Militarism, as Britain was the world's dominant naval power and Germany was anxious to catch up, attributed to countries who raced to build up their navies after 1900

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Militarism is a strong belief in military which a country has. Basically the capability and the preparedness of its strength and its skills to defend its country and to promote the interests of its nationalism. In 1900 it denoted the rise in increase in Naval forces which influenced the militia men upon the policies of the civilian government. It was one of the main cause of the world war 1.

Karlee Villanueva · Answer 2

"nationalism, as all nations took pride in the strength of their armed forces" would be the best option, since this in turn bred militarism, which was one of the major factors leading to World War I.