Which of the Following Led to the Great War

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following led to the Great War?

• A) the refusal of German leaders to become militaristic and honor their alliances when conflict in western Europe first erupted
• B) the sudden dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the rise of a Serbian Empire that soon took its place
• C) Germany's continued reliance on the United States and Britain for all steel production and related products
• D) Wilson's eagerness to enter the war immediately to take advantage of the many nations who had decided to give up their colonial empires
• E) rivalries in Europe driven by hypernationalism, racist beliefs, imperial competition over foreign colonies, and a desire for military supremacy

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