The Danger of Dividing Europe into Two Opposing Alliance Systems

question 57

Multiple Choice

The danger of dividing Europe into two opposing alliance systems was that

• A) each country was emboldened in its foreign policy.
• B) each alliance system became locked into a specific war plans that could not be easily altered.
• C) a conflict between two states could lead to a chain reaction of hostilities.
• D) such rivalries let national leaders lose sight of the larger picture: the good of Europe as a whole.
• E) all of the above
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