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History of the First World War. II.
Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary alone on 22 May 1915 as a result of popular demand from the Italian people, for “their war” to win “Italia Irredanta.” or in the interest of further pursuing reinforced unification of the Italians that remained “unredeemed” due to the remaining existence of outlying territories with Italian inhabitants, in addition…
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History of Germany and the Outbreak of the First World War
The British Entente Cordiale with France in 1904, and the subsequent agreement with Russia in 1907 resolving potential disputes, thus composed a Triple Entente that was directly opposed to Germany and its allies. The German fleet building, aimed at protect the German coastlines against the Russian and French fleets, as well as protecting its overseas…