All of the following are major causes for World War One EXCEPT
A) Russian humiliation during the Bosnian Crisis and Balkan War
B) Austria's need for a strong military alliance to deal with the Southern Slavs.
C) A bored population who saw war as glorious and exciting.
D) The aggressive actions of Otto von Bismarck.
E) Military alliances.

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Otto von Bismarck was a major figure in the lead-up to and aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870-71, but he resigned from his post as Chancellor of Germany in 1890, long before the outbreak of World War One in 1914. Therefore, his actions cannot be considered a major cause of the war.

All of the Following Are Major Causes for World War