All of the Following Factors Contributed to the Outbreak of War

question 30

Multiple Choice

All of the following factors contributed to the outbreak of war in Europe in 1914 except

• A)the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
• B)the sinking of the Lusitania.
• C)the complicated defense alliances.
• D)European imperial ambitions.
• E)Balkan desire for independence.

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