Why Are High Energies Needed to Break Particles and Observe Fine Structure?

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explain why high energies are required to break particles into their constituents and to see fine structure

this is a point on the syllabus and I can't find an answer in the book


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is it that the "strong force" holds constituent particles together
thus very high forces are needed to separate them?
 
this is the only point on the syllabus I don't quite get
could someone please run me through the main principles

thanks
 

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