Questions for theists

[Zen Badger]

The first world war was a result of the breakdown in the alliance of the houses of europe. Alliances are formed at least as often formed to prevent war than in response to the threat of it.

Actually, the (not so) Great War was the result of too many alliances.

When Gavrilo Princip shot Franz Ferdinand Austria declared war against Serbia.
But Serbia was allied with Russia, who declared war on Austria. Who was allied with Germany,who declared on Russia,who was allied with France. Who declared war on......

Nekkminnit.......

To be fair, all the main European powers were just itching for a jolly good war and if it hadn't been this, they would have found some other pretext.