Segments of the Yoruba community had their own animosities and new rivalries arose. Postwar tensions and animosities culminated in the race riots of 1943. Vituperative animosities legitimise military and autocratic rule, nurturing a siege mentality. Vituperative animosities legitimize military and autocratic rule, nurturing a siege mentality. Animosities between the religious sects increased, nurtured by outside powers. However, studies on these cases often conclude that ethnic animosities drive much of the conflicts. The heat of battle transcended the old animosities. Prosperity in the 1880s eased ethnic animosities. Tribal animosities and traditional European competition affected tribal relations. Historians have not determined whether policy differences, personal animosities, or mental imbalance caused his wrath. Animosities over the agreement arose quickly, with neither side fully honoring the terms. Together they manage to overcome the old world animosities that threaten to separate them. The other groups, a 70% majority, were outraged, setting up long-term ethnic animosities. It showed the community that old animosities were destructive and must end. This division also created further future animosities between these two countries.