growing divide in Europe (caused by the Alliance System) had led to an arms race between the main countries. The French and German armies had more than doubled their forces‚ and all nations were making plans for war. The German Count Alfred von Schlieffen had come up with the Schlieffen Plan‚ which was to fight France and defeat them within six weeks‚ and then to turn back and defeat Russia. Unfortunately for them‚ they relied too much on hoping Russia would take more than six weeks to mobilise
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I’m going to explain why there were tensions between countries in Europe and why they led to war in 1914. For years before 1914‚ tension had been building in Europe. One cause of tension was overseas colonies. For example Germany and France clashed over in Morocco‚ between 1905 and 1911. This started by France who wanted to have more colonies in Africa. As Germany disliked this idea and wanted to test the “alliance” between France and Britain‚ he decided to support Morocco’s independence. His only
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fault of all Great powers. Mark Hewitson argument that " German army and the government pushed for war before 1914 " is reasonable and puts the blame on the German leaders‚ this view is also supported by ficher who said that Germany was making plans for annexation before the July crisis which suggest that Germany hoped to quickly win the war. It is also supported by the Council meeting in 1912 which held that it was Germany’s consious decision to wage war for its own gain. This view is supported
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World War One or ‘The Great War’ and its causes are still a hotly debated subject till today. There are many important causes and reasons for the war‚ some more important than others. Not only did the war cause a lot of disruption‚ chaos and death‚ it also set the scene for other wars to take place‚ which is one main reason why it was so significant in History. Many of the causes link and relate to each other and have different relative importance‚ when compared‚ to contributing to the outbreak of
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stalemate during exam conditions. (You can make up your own if you wish) Can Schlieffen Pull The Cord? Can = Commanders Schlieffen = Schlieffen Pull = Plan XVII The = Tactical and strategic problems Cord = Communication C Commanders Moltke Was regarded as unsuitable for the pressures of commanding the German forces. Failed to provide the resources or manpower needed to implement his changes to the Schlieffen plan. Was too keen to pass responsibility to his subordinates. Sir John French
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To what extent was German policy responsible for the outbreak of WWI? Without a doubt‚ German was one of the most important European powers that were responsible for the outbreak of WWI. Before Bismark was fired‚ he built a great web of alliances for Germany with all possible effort he could make. The Three Emperors’ League joined Germany‚ Russia and Austria-Hungary into an alliance in 1873. In 1879‚ Bismark made a separate treaty with Austrians. The Triple Alliance between Germany‚ Austria
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The Schlieffen plan relied on the movement of Russia and Germany’s transfer of soldiers. The resistance of the Belgians and British Expeditionary Force hindered this. Russia’s troops were mobilized sooner than expected‚ and within ten days‚ they had infiltrated into
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First World War. Taylors views indicate he believes that the war can be blamed on Austria-Hungary‚ Germany and several key individuals‚ namely Count Berchtold the foreign minister of Austria-Hungary‚ German chancellor Bethmann Hollweg and Alfred Von Schlieffen a German strategist. Taylor believes that if these individuals acted differently the war could have been avoided. However‚ Taylor does not discuss the September Programme‚ outlining Germanys aim to create a ‘Mitteleuropa’ in Europe‚ thus calling
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extent was the nature of the Schlieffen Plan responsible for the outbreak of a general European war in August 1914? Explain your answer‚ using Sources 1‚ 2 and 3 and your own knowledge of the issues related to this controversy. (Total for Question 5 = 40 marks) "The nature of the Schlieffen plan is important in explaining why war broke out across Europe in 1914. Taylor explains this in source 1 by saying that all countries had plans but that crucially Germany’s plan was an offensive one‚ so
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‘The outbreak of war in August 1914 was the logical conclusion of German military and expansionary plans confirmed by the September Program of 1914’ How far do you agree with this judgement? Explain your answer using sources 1‚ 2 and 3 and your own knowledge of the issues related to this controversy. (40 marks) According to the writer of Source 1‚ there is a fundamental flaw in Fischer’s assumption that Germany’s war aims already existed before the war and also caused it‚ he writes that if Fischer
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