WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which factor contributed most to the beginning of World War I? (Think, which cause of WWI turned a regional conflict into a international conflict)
A
communist ideology
B
economic depression
C
secret alliances
D
territorial disputes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The real causes of World War I included politics, secret alliances, imperialism, and nationalistic pride. However, there was one single event, the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, which started a chain of events leading to war.

Detailed explanation-2: -The most significant cause of the first world war was the system of secret alliances. These alliances slowly divided Europe into mutually hostile rival armed camps which confronted each other in the first world war.

Detailed explanation-3: -The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the immediate cause of a war between two great powers-Russia and the Habsburg Austro-Hungarian Empire.

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