The best supporting detail is that Germany emerged as an industrial leader and the U.S. became very successful in its expansion, which, along with European competition for colonies, led to new nations arising.
- The detail from the article that best supports the statement about the growing influence of U.S. policies and the shifting balances of power in Europe leading to the rise of new nations can be found in the excerpt from section 2.8: Conclusion.
- It outlines how by the end of the 19th century, Germany was emerging as a European industrial leader, and how the United States was successful in expanding both geographically and industrially, evolving as one of the wealthiest countries in the world.
- Additionally, this section describes the competitive environment created by European nations as they established ports and colonies in search of natural resources, which weakened Britain's power and led to a competitive environment that contributed to new nations arising from the shifting balances of power.