Which of the Following Trends Helped Lead to the Outbreak

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following trends helped lead to the outbreak of the Great War?

• A) conservative leaders hoped to crush internal democratic movements through war
• B) European generals adopted new military policies
• C) European states felt they had to uphold the power of their allies for their own internal security
• D) the downward spiral of European economies
• E) the dismantling of Europe's overseas empires

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