This is the belief that a nation must develop and maintain a strong military force in order to pursue and defend its national interests.

Militarism is the belief that a nation must develop and maintain a strong military force in order to pursue and defend its national interests.

the answer is militarism

the french revolution was when many people were persecuted for disagreeing or making separate government

on april 6, 1917, the u.s. joined its allies--britain, france, and russia--to fight in world war i. under the command of major general john j. pershing, more than 2 million u.s. soldiers fought on battlefields in france.