10.28.13 Which best explains why Germany sided with Austria-Hungary following the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand?
The countries shared a border
The countries had an existing alliance,
The countries were blamed for his death,
The countries both wanted to build colonial empires,

Most likely the countries already had an existing alliance.

Explanation:

They had shared a common border for decades which does not support any full interest of Germany siding with Austria-Hungary. They were already part of an alliance together, the Triple alliance along with Italy. Germany was already part of the scramble for Africa and Austria-Hungary wasn't interested in a colonial empire and didn't have the navy to support one. And neither of the countries were blamed for his death, Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the death, which they may have been. Hopefully this helps :)

a) the colonists began to see themselves as different from people in britain.

true

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