Why did the great war happen?

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Why did the Great War happen?

The Great War was and still is one of the most important and significant events in history. First of all consisting of countries from Europe it eventually became a world war that ended in more than forty million deaths. Although it seems a harsh and unforgiving tale it was one that encouraged World War II which then went onto ending the Nazis’ reign and settling many cultural differences and tensions.

The alliances formed in The Great War are what influenced the eventual outcome of the subsequent events. The war was fought between two major alliances, the Entente Powers and the Central Powers. The Entente Powers initially consisted of the United Kingdom, France, Russia and their associated empires. Many others joined these allies, most noticeably Italy (April, 1915) and The United States (April 1917). The Central Powers mainly consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary and their associated empires. The Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers in October 1914, followed a year later by Bulgaria. By the end of the war few European countries were independent from alliances.

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Building empires was the thing that I thought truly started the war. Great Britain already owned one of the greatest empires in history and certainly at this moment in time. But they didn’t stop there.  Great Britain insisted on building it and making it even stronger. Getting stronger and more powerful by the weeks and months Germany decided to react. Wanting as good an empire as Great Britain they set out taking over countries that wanted to be left alone. But this time The Central Powers got greedy. Preparing to invade the Kingdom of Serbia (an independent country next to ...

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