The assassination gave Austria-Hungary the ideal excuse to stop Serbian ambitions once and for all. ... By 1914 Germany has 37 ships to Britain's 57 ships, but both countries were in the process of building more battleships. (17) Each country had its own excuses for increasing the size of their navy. ... France and Britain were torn between supporting their ally Russia and protecting their own commercial, naval and colonial interests in the Balkans. ...

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• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: High School