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World War 1
The beginning of the 20th Century saw many of the most powerful countries in the
world form alliances as a result of many factors such as convenience or the increased security
that comes with having a powerful ally. There were a lot political and geographical
conditions that were likely to cause a chain reaction that would lead to a global conflict if any
of the powerful nations made a move against the other. The geopolitical situation in Europe
in the early 1900s was such that each of the great European powers were allied in a way that
upon the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand a world war was impossible to avoid.
Some of the conditions are discussed below.
Before the war began, Germany had been steadily increasing its military power and as
a result, their confidence in their own ability was reaching new highs. Germany’s ambitions
were also growing, and they started to desire more territory. They had set their sights on
