How did other european nations respond to german imperialism and militarism before world war i?

Militarism of the Germans is the main cause of World War I. Germans became aggressive on militarism and they want to control over the world. European nations have negative comments about militarism and this is a prone to European nation to be apart.      

the romans were initially interested in expansion via sicily (which at that time was a cultural melting pot), part of which lay under carthaginian control. at the start of the first punic war (264-241 bc), carthage was the dominant power of the western mediterranean, with an extensive maritime empire

i am not 100   percent sure but i do know that hitler was burned to death with gas so that makes me think it is d. because they were under his control if they fail or not do as told they will be killed but i could be wrong hope this