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Why did militarism have a big impact on the world war 1

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Before WW1 nations started building up their military because they thought that having a stronger military made them great. This led to Germany trying to show off its naval power which scared England so they began building their navy. All of this led to countries becoming more and more suspicious of each other which then made war likely.


So as nations built up their armies other nations began to feel

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Before WW1 nations started building up their military because they thought that having a stronger military made them great. This led to Germany trying to show off its naval power which scared England so they began building their navy. All of this led to countries becoming more and more suspicious of each other which then made war likely.

So as nations built up their armies other nations began to feel threatened.

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