Premise: World War I . The war drew in all the world 's economic great powers , assembled in two opposing alliances : the Allies ( based on the Triple Entente of the Russian Empire , the French Third Republic , and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ) versus the Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary . Within weeks , the major powers were at war and the conflict soon spread around the world .
Hypothesis: World War I drew in powers.
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