The text states that World War Ibegan because
A) flushed by its spectacular economic growth, the German Empire decided that it was the right time to expand.
B) France was determined to get revenge for its defeat in the Franco-Prussian War.
C) the escalating tension between Britain and Germany led the latter to strike.
D) Austria-Hungary believed itself to be in a life-and-death situation after the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinandby a Serbian nationalist.
E) German militarism was uncontrollable.

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The text explicitly states that World War I began because Austria-Hungary believed itself to be in a life-and-death situation after the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand by a Serbian nationalist.

The Text States That World War Ibegan Because