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Alliances were a key factor in the escalation of tensions that led to World War I, as they created a complex web of obligations among European powers. The main alliances—Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy) and Triple Entente (France, Russia, and Britain)—meant that a conflict involving one nation could quickly involve others. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary triggered a series of ultimatums and mobilizations, drawing in allied nations and turning a regional conflict into a full-scale world war. This entangled diplomatic landscape effectively transformed what could have been a localized dispute into a global conflict.

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