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What caused World War One?
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Selected thesis
Arms races between European countries made neighboring countries worried that they could be vulnerable to attack.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1, children below
Germany began arming due to security concerns of being
'encircled'
within Europe following the French-Russian alliance of 1894.
Pro claim 2, children below
The arms races created a
'security dilemma'
where opposing states obtained more arms to defend against their aggressor, ultimately increasing tensions.
Con claim 1
Britain had clearly won the
naval race
with Germany by 1910.
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