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Q1. Which country was the first aggressor according to historians who blame Austria?

🔹 A. Germany
🔹 B. Russia
🔹 C. Austria-Hungary
🔹 D. Serbia

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: C

Q2. Which historian famously argued that the 1894 Franco-Russian alliance sealed Europe's fate?

🔹 A. Fritz Fischer
🔹 B. George Kennan
🔹 C. Gerhard Ritter
🔹 D. Terence Zuber

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: B

Q3. According to Fischer, what was the purpose of a victorious war for Germany?

🔹 A. To gain colonies
🔹 B. To keep people's minds off political problems
🔹 C. To expand the navy
🔹 D. To join the Entente

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: B

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