Prelude to War
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Prelude to War
https://doi.org/10.3735/9781961844605.book.part.059

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Abstract

Many events conspired to lead Europe down the road to war in 1914. We can group some of the major background causes of the Great War into four categories: the Eastern Question, imperialism and nationalism, the arms race, and the alliance system. First, the declining Ottoman Empire, known among European diplomats as the “Sick Man of Europe,” created a serious problem for governments interested in maintaining the balance of power.

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