EXPLAIN one of the major causes of World War I.

Radicalization of nationalism

Towards the end of the 19th century, the ideology of nationalism had already been consolidated in the European imagination. Nationalism posited the idea that a people would be united on the basis of a shared culture, language, economy and geography, and that from there would spring a destiny for which they would have been born.

Expansion of European imperialism

In the 20th century there was an excess in the production of industrialized consumer goods, which required new markets, as well as the acquisition of more and new raw materials.

Spurred on by nationalism, and having lost control over America in the 19th century, European states began the competition to dominate the African territory as a quarry of resources, as well as the competition for control of non-European markets.

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women in ancient egypt had many legal rights, including the right to own property and businesses.

separation of powers, therefore, refers to the division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another.   the intent is to prevent the concentration of power and provide for checks and balances.  

the traditional characterizations of the powers of the branches of american government are:

* the legislative branch is responsible for enacting the laws of the state and appropriating the money necessary to operate the government.

* the executive branch is responsible for implementing and administering the public policy enacted and funded by the legislative branch.

* the judicial branch is responsible for interpreting the constitution and laws and applying their interpretations to controversies brought before it.

forty state constitutions specify that government be divided into three branches:   legislative, executive and judicial.   california illustrates this approach; "the powers of state government are legislative, executive, and judicial.   persons charged with the exercise of one power may not exercise either of the others except as permitted by this constitution."

while separation of powers is key to the workings of american government, no democratic system exists with an absolute separation of powers or an absolute lack of separation of powers. governmental powers and responsibilities intentionally overlap; they are too complex and interrelated to be neatly compartmentalized. as a result, there is an inherent measure of competition and conflict

minnesota:   minnesota house research,   separation of powers: when statutes and court rules conflict, 2005