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What caused World War One?
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The imperial explanation fails to account for how Europe was able to successfully avoid war during the Moroccan Crises and the Balkan Wars.
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Pro claim 1
In both of these crises, imperial competition between the allies was just as heated, and yet they were able to reach
diplomatic
resolutions.
Con claim 1, children below
McMeekin argues this can still be explained by reference to
Russian imperial incentives
.