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What events led to the beginning of World War I? Be sure to explain the significance of each event.

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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.

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The war started because of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand who was the future ruler of Austria-Hungary the killer’s name was Gavrillo Princip and that led to war between two countries a and over a period of time they brought in their allies to fight in a world wide battle
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