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Four Main Causes Of World War I

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There were four main causes of World War I; militarism, nationalism, alliances, and imperialism. Militarism, was the aggressive build up of armed forces to intimidate and threaten other nations. Nationalism, the feeling of intense pride in one's homeland, this was very powerful in Europe. The Alliances played a big role in this,the triple entente which consisted of; Britain, France, and Russia. The triple entente was formed because of the Triple alliance being formed which had consisted of; Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman empire, and Italy, but Italy had soon switched alliances at the beginning of War. Lastly was imperialism this was not as big of a reason as the other three were. Imperialism dealt with a policy of extending a
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