In the years leading to world war i, the spirit of nationalism increased competition among nations to do which of the following? check all that apply.
build large military forces
convert nonbelievers to christianity
expand their colonial empires
form military alliances
expand their economies
hold big antiwar demonstrations

Build large military forces, expand their colonial empires, form military alliances and expand their economies.  These are the factors that led to the outbreak of World War I.  Tensions mounted as these developments happened.  The other two are not included as causes of the First World War.

for starters, there is the structural trend of rising primary government expenditure as a share of gdp, which reached 36% in 2014, up from 22% in 1991. this increase reflected a political desire to address the poverty and inequality that had gone unaddressed during previous decades. to support the increase, brazil’s government increased taxes on consumption and promoted progress toward labor-market formalization. nonetheless, public investment, particularly in infrastructure, took a hit. in fact, with the exception of the 2005-2008 period, total investment as a share of gdp has remained below 20% since 1991.

the answer should be:

their party has more members.

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