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How far is it correct to say that the First World War was fought essentially for the preservation of the balance of power?

  • UPSC 2015
  • World Wars

The balance of power doctrine — that no single state should dominate Europe — was central to 19th-century diplomacy, and its logic visibly shaped the alliance system that produced war in 1914.

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  • The Alliance System as a Balance-of-Power Mechanism
  • Balance of Power as a War Aim
  • The Limits of the Balance-of-Power Explanation
  • Balance of Power and the July Crisis Specifically

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