World war І. An inevitability or a coincidence?
Keywords:
World War I, inevitability, coincidence, global conflict, political and military unions, imperialist contradictionsAbstract
This article represents two trends related to the origins and reasons for occurring of World War I.The author submits that the reasons for this conflict happening should be sought in the history of international relations of previous and informed local conflicts that led to bigger ones.References
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