HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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militarism
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alliances
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terrorism
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ultimatums
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Detailed explanation-1: -Although their contents have largely been superseded by other treaties, the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 continue to stand as symbols of the need for restrictions on war and the desirability of avoiding it altogether.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Hague, 18 October 1907. One of the purposes for which the First Hague Peace Conference of 1899 was convened was “the revision of the declaration concerning the laws and customs of war elaborated in 1874 by the Conference of Brussels, and not yet ratified” (Russian circular note of 30 December 1898).
Detailed explanation-3: -The conference of 1907, though first proposed by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, was officially convened by Nicholas II. This conference sat from June 15 to Oct. 18, 1907, and was attended by the representatives of 44 states.