In France, Italy, and Britain, domestic politics had become highly polarized, leading embattled centrist parties to rely on militaristic right-wing parties for support.

Question

Answer

Pro: Britain was in the midst of failed conflicts in its colonies, violence in Ireland, and mass union strikes, creating instability. Fighting the war was a means of overcoming these divisions.

Answer

Con: These parties favored other pro-war coalition partners because socialist parties supported policies that would harm their countries' imperial aims, like stopping conscription, the mandatory drafting of soldiers.

Answer

Pro: In France, centrist parties found it easier to stand against the demands of socialists for progressive tax and shorter drafts. This put them in league with the anti-republican right, who favored war and imperialism to a greater extent.

What caused World War One?

In France, Italy, and Britain, domestic politics had become highly polarized, leading embattled centrist parties to rely on militaristic right-wing parties for support.

Pros

Cons

Britain was in the midst of failed conflicts in its colonies, violence in Ireland, and mass union strikes, creating instability. Fighting the war was a means of overcoming these divisions.

In France, centrist parties found it easier to stand against the demands of socialists for progressive tax and shorter drafts. This put them in league with the anti-republican right, who favored war and imperialism to a greater extent.

These parties favored other pro-war coalition partners because socialist parties supported policies that would harm their countries' imperial aims, like stopping conscription, the mandatory drafting of soldiers.

Selected claim, supporting its parent

In France, Italy, and Britain, domestic politics had become highly polarized, leading embattled centrist parties to rely on militaristic right-wing parties for support.

Pro claim 1

Britain was in the midst of failed conflicts in its colonies, violence in Ireland, and mass union strikes, creating instability. Fighting the war was a means of overcoming these divisions.

Pro claim 2

In France, centrist parties found it easier to stand against the demands of socialists for progressive tax and shorter drafts. This put them in league with the anti-republican right, who favored war and imperialism to a greater extent.

Con claim 1

These parties favored other pro-war coalition partners because socialist parties supported policies that would harm their countries' imperial aims, like stopping conscription, the mandatory drafting of soldiers.