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How did imperialism causes led to the start of WWI

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Perhaps the best example of how imperialism was a cause of World War 1 is when, in 1908, Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina which were former territories of the Ottoman Empire. This caused great protest from several European countries and Austria-Hungary's neighbor Serbia.

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