Why did Nicholas II enter World War I?

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Bob K.
Aug 4, 2016

To jump-start Russia's economy.

Explanation:

Seriously, Nicholas II believed that the best way to cure Russia's sagging economy was to enter a war. It was his main reason for waging the Russo-Japanese War a decade earlier (which did not end well for Russia) and it was his reason for declaring war on his first cousin, Kaiser Wilhelm II. (Both were grandsons of Queen Victoria.)

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