rma or Myanmar. The militaristic governments philosophy of ruling isolated left people to live in absolute poverty and is a major human rights concern. ImperialismThe start of World War I was owed partly to the imperialism that was prominent throughout the world. A direct cause focused on the economical success of Germany. Its claims on colonies and territory such as Alsace-Lorraine proved to be decisive and matched those of Britains claims on its colonies, which included India and Burma. The economical success brought about military innovations for Germany and it was also able to arms race with France and Britain. During the partition of Africa, several disputes came over the claims of Morocco that occurred twice. Both the Moroccan nationalists and the Germans wanted France to stay away from Morocco when they tried to defend their overseas investments with the occupation of Morocco with troops. Both times the conflicts were in the brink of creating war but both times they were solved using crisis diplomacy. Although the compromises proved to have a temporary delay of a war, the grudge between France and Germany remained and German nationalists were determined to never let that happen again. Imperialism became a cause in yet another place. Austria-Hungary instituted political and social imperialism on Serbia in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The annexation of those two regions in 1908 angered many of the Serbs. They wanted Bosnia and Herzegovina to annex with Serbia instead to free themselves of their landlocked situation. The Russian, influenced by pan-Slavism, supported Serbia and it created some tension between Russia and Austria-Hungary before WW I. Imperialism would only contribute to the causes of the wars today as it has become less prominent in the 21st century. However, in India and Pakistan, India still practices imperialism on the Muslims of Kashmir. The United States, initiated sanctions on Cuba, which was a form of economical im...
