According to the historian Thucydides, what was the underlying 'truest cause' of the Peloponnesian War?
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Correct answer: The rise of Athenian power and Sparta's resulting fear
Thucydides argued that while immediate grievances existed, the fundamental shift in the balance of power made the conflict inevitable. This concept is often referred to in modern political science as the 'Thucydides Trap'.
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