Why did european countries want to find a sea route to asia? a-they believed they could conquer countries in asia. b-they believed land routes between europe and asia were closed. c-they wanted to find a cheaper, faster way to trade with asia. d-they wanted to explore and chart the coasts of asia and africa.

world war i began in 1914, after the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand, and lasted until 1918. during the conflict, germany, austria-hungary, bulgaria and the ottoman empire (the central powers) fought against great britain, france, russia, italy, romania, japan and the united states (the allied powers). to new military technologies and the horrors of trench warfare, world war i saw unprecedented levels of carnage and destruction. by the time the war was over and the allied powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people—soldiers and civilians alike—were dead.

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