Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper from the perspective of your chosen empire in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Address the following:

• The alliances to which the empire belonged and their primary allies

• How concerns for security, strength, and wealth led the empire to enter these alliances

• How other empires' expansionism fueled a race for empire

• Major imperialist activities of this empire during the 19th century

• How concerns for security, strength, and wealth led the empire to seek to expand colonial holdings

• How the empire's alliances and imperial ambitions led to its involvement in World War I.