WWI and WWII

Date Submitted: 10/11/2002 13:03:47
Category: / History
Length: 3 pages (792 words)
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…the Germans marched into Belgium, they declared war on Germany on Aug 4. Italy, the third member of the Triple Alliance, refused to back Germany and Austria-Hungary. Italy claimed the Triple Alliance was for defensive purposes only and Austria's declaration of war against Serbia was no defensive. So in August, 1914, the guns of the war went off. The system of alliances for keeping peace had brought the great nations of Europe into war with one another.
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