World history/WHME102/World War One causes/Outbreak

Reading

Read the below article. As you do so, consider the following questions:

• Whose death sparked the war?

• When did America enter the war, and why?

Robert Guisepi (ed.), 'Tragic War and Futile Peace: World War I', World History International, 2001.

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• It is tragic that ...

• The Allies ...

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