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Why did alliances lead to more countries participating in the war? 1 point Countries that were allies shared technology with each other When an country became a part of the war all its allies also joined the war It lead to nationalism Alliances kept countries out of the war

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Alliances were known to exist before they were being formed in the 1800s and before World War I.

There was an alliance pattern that was formed involving a network of treaties, agreements and ententes that were negotiated and signed before 1914.

Alliances were made a common feature of European politics by national tensions and rivalries

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Alliances were known to exist before they were being formed in the 1800s and before World War I.

There was an alliance pattern that was formed involving a network of treaties, agreements and ententes that were negotiated and signed before 1914.

Alliances were made a common feature of European politics by national tensions and rivalries

Alliances can be thought to be the best-known reason for World War I. An alliance can be defined as a formal, economic, military or political agreement between two or more nations. Military alliances were (and still are) the most common alliances during and after World War I.  They usually contain pledges that if a war or an act of aggression occurs, one nation will support the other in terms of an army that is mobilising troops, weapons and relief. These terms are usually present in an alliance document.

Alliances were an important feature of the international system on the eve of World War I. The formation of rival blocs of Great Powers has previously considered a major cause of the outbreak of war in 1914, but this assessment misses the point. Instead of increased rigidity, it was, rather, the uncertainty of the alliances’ cohesion in the face of a casus foederis that fostered a preference for high-risk crisis management among decision-makers.