Around 1900, European nations built up their military forces, formed alliances, and expanded their colonial holdings in their efforts toa. force their enemies to start wars. b. maintain a balance of power. c. put a conscription system in place. d. end the spirit of militarism.

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Carter Hall

19 August, 17:39

Around 1900, European nations built up their military forces, formed alliances, and expanded their colonial holdings in their efforts toa. force their enemies to start wars. b. maintain a balance of power. c. put a conscription system in place. d. end the spirit of militarism.

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Annabelle Burch · Answer 1

2) maintain a balance of power.

Explanation:

Militarism started to rise in Europe around the 1900s. European powers started to build up their military because in that period there was a belief that the nation's power would only grow by improving the nation's military and going into war with other nations.

Since there were a series of complicated and secret alliances in Europe, all of those countries started to build up their military because they were seeing the others do the same, so there was an insecurity climate in the region. The powers wanted to be respected by fear, not by alliances and diplomacy.