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What caused World War One?
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Selected thesis
Militant nationalism across Europe raised the appetite for war.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1, children below
As the Austro-Hungarian empire weakened, Balkan nationalism grew as
many in these quickly developing nations sought independence
.
Pro claim 2, children below
Many French people supported a war against Germany as a means of regaining control over the Alsace-Lorraine, lost in the
1871 Franco-Prussian War
.
Pro claim 3
Social Darwinism
was influential among the German ruling class and led to worries that inferior races could take control of their country and the world at large.
Con claim 1, children below
Nationalism was cultivated in European countries to support the broader colonial aspirations of governments.