What was the world war?
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A war that involved nearly all the nations of the world and it affected the world as a whole
When was the first world war?
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It was in the year 1914-1918
Who?
Central Powers:
Allies:
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Russia
France
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
United States (1917)
Germany
Bulgaria
Ottoman Empire/Turkey
Austria-Hungary
Long term causes of the first world war
Militarism
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Germany had a naval race with Britain
Alliances
Imperialism
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British forces made Germany jealous
Nationalism
Alliance system
The two groups formed by the alliance system were
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Triple alliance formed in 1882
Triple entente formed in 1907
Triple Alliance
Triple Entente
Germany
France
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Britain
Russia
There were two groups of the most powerful countries and these groups of countries separated and
some of the countries made the opposing countries jealous