Could the Cold War could have been avoided ? In the space below, construct an argument backed up by researched facts from a primary source. Your argument should employ formal and objective tone. Consider how major events such as the sleaze race contributed to the Cold War. Your response should be about 250 words and have a well developed paragraph structure , and include a works cited.

The complex web of european alliances contributed to the outbreak of world war i by forcing other countries into the war. To elaborate if "A" was friends with "B" then b got into a fight was "C" a would of course help his friend b, But b was friends with "D" and this lead to a never ending chain which caused all of Europe to be engulfed in war.