ww1+Sierra+Jepson

=Imperialism, Nationalism, and Alliances.= ====In the late 1800's nationalism bacame a very powerful idea in Europe. One of the basic ideas of nationalism is the right to self-determination- the idea that people should have their own country and government if they share a national identity. Imperialism- the idea that a country can increase its power and wealth by controlling other peoples- had convinced the major European powers to build empires in the 1700's and 1800's. Nationalism ran counter to imperialism. Some groups that were pushing for independence were the Serbs, Bosnians, Croats, and Slovenes. they all spoke the same language and began to see themselves as one.====