WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Growing nationalism and militarism in Europe and the creation of secret alliances were
A
reasons for the rise of democracy
B
causes of World War I
C
requirements for economic development
D
reasons for the collapse of communism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The war started mainly because of four aspects: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism. This is because big armies become potential threats to other countries, other countries started forcing alliances in order to secure land.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nationalism was a particularly important cause of World War I due to several key factors. For instance, it caused nations to build up their armies and led to increased militarism. As well, it created extremely high tensions in Europe in the decades before the outbreak of the First World War.

Detailed explanation-3: -After Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Russia came to Serbia’s aid. This led to Germany joining the war to defend Austria-Hungary and then France and England joining to defend Russia. Due to the alliance system, a war between two nations turned into war throughout an entire continent.

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