Nationalism In World War I

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Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism contributed to WWI in some way or the other, however, the origin of WWI was nationalism. It was an intense form of patriotism. Before the WWI, nationalism was provoked by imperial conquests and rivalry, political rhetoric, newspapers and by a century of peace and prosperity. Nationalists place the interest of their own country above the interest of other countries. Their beliefs in the cultural, economic and military supremacy of their nation were fuelled by things like controversial speeches, press reports, newspapers filled with inflammatory stories. The news reports were successful in convincing the citizens that plotting, scheming and hungry imperialism of its rivals was threatening the country. Nationalism

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