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World History Cb Ww1

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World History CBA: WW1 WW1 was the result of several factors such as Imperialism, Nationalism and Militarism between World Alliances of that time period.The two sides who ended up facing each other in this war because of those factors were the: Allies - United Kingdom, Russia, France, USA and Italy, while the Central Power included Ottoman Empire, Austro Hungary and Germany. At time in history most European nations already had colonies and as the years went by, the land which was still independent was fought over fiercely. Italy and Germany were new world powers and both countries wanted to expand their boundaries. England was focused on maintaining it’s already diminishing empire while Russia and Austro-Hungary were busy dividing the Balkans through force and politics. Each nation wanted to look and be stronger as a nation. Imperialism - the hunt for more land, lead to Militarism and Nationalism which helped create the war. These three factors gave birth to WW1 and played a big role in the war. The two sides who ended up facing each other in this war because of those factors included: the Allies - United Kingdom, Russia, France, USA, Italy,and the Central Power which included Ottoman Empire, Austro Hungary and Germany. The spark that gave light to the conflict however lies in the Balkans. Before the World War, the Balkans was a collection of small independent countries who lived under the shadows and even protection or will of Russia and Austro Hungary. The Balkans

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