‘German aggression was responsible for the outbreak of a general European war in August 1914.’ How far do you agree with this judgement? The above judgement outlines a clear debate among historians as to whether German aggression was the main reason the First World War began in August 1914‚ or whether it was due to various other factors. Gordon Corrigan claims that it was due to German aggression and therefore represents the closest argument to the one made in the question. Corrigan also references
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weak and remain dominant. Secret alliance with austria-hungary in 1879(dual alliance) against russia‚ while outwardly league of 3 nations(germany‚ russia‚ austria-hungary) was retained. •1881‚austria-hungary made alliance with serbia to stop russia from gaining control of serbia. •reinsurance treaty - between germany and russia yet russia was kept in the dark about the dual alliance. •the triple alliance in 1882. Between germany‚ austria-hungary and italy to prevent italy from supporting russia. Also
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to compel their ally support them. When WWI begun‚ the ally pattern reveals that the military treaty was correlated to the outbreak of WWI in a great extent. Which‚ when assassination at Sarajevo happened (819)‚ Austro-Hungarian declared war with Serbia who supported by Russia‚ France was ally with Russia‚ on the other side‚ German support Austria because of the agreement‚ and thus‚ it indirectly leads to German battle with France as they were enemies. Ultimately‚ it also reveals that Article 231
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Assess the argument that Germany should be held largely or solely responsible for the outbreak of World War One. The extent of which Germany should be held responsible for the outbreak of World War one is debatable. One could argue that Germany and her aggressive and competitive nature towards the other European powers‚ highlighted by the Schlieffen plan‚ make Germany largely responsible for the outbreak of war. On the other hand‚ being in the middle of several great powers‚ it is fair to suggest
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Sarajevo. This set off a diplomatic crisis when Austria-Hungary delivered an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia‚ and international alliances formed over the previous decades were invoked. Within weeks‚ the major powers were at war and the conflict soon spread around the world. On 28 July‚ the Austro-Hungarians declared war on Serbia and subsequently invaded. As Russia mobilised in support of Serbia‚ Germany invaded neutral Belgium and Luxembourg before moving towards France‚ leading Britain to declare
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started in August of 1914 and many factors led to it. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand on June 28‚ 1914 is the event that started this war. He was the heir of the Austrian throne. In result to this‚ Austrian-Hungarian empire declared war on Serbia. Before the assassination‚ many other factors played part in starting the Great War. One of the most significant was Germany’s role in leading up to the war. Otto von Bismarck established Germany as a dominate power in Europe. With that being said
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To what extent did WWI change (or not change) European ideas about statehood and nationalism? Sources suggest that Europe’s ideas towards statehood and nationalism changed throughout and after WW1‚ I personally agree with this statement. Nationalism is defined as loyalty or devotion to ones country followed by the belief that nations will benefit from acting independently rather than collectively‚ emphasizing national rather than international goals. There was a large impact on Europe post WW1
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countries who Germany didn’t associate with or who they had issues with. The war actually started with Austria-Hungary’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand being assassinated by Serbia but because of all the alliances‚ everyone had a different point of view on who started everything. Majority of the people except Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Serbia thought Germany was the one who started the war those are a few reasons why the alliance systems caused World War
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On November 11th‚ will take place the Remembrance Day to remember soldiers who have fallen on battlefield. This date also mark the end of World war One‚ one of the bloodiest war of XX th century. Numerous causes have trained country to this horrifying war as the competition between European powers‚ the alliances and the rise of nationalism. Before WW1‚ the competition between the main European powers increased with the militarism’s and imperialism’s factors. The imperialism trained countries
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started because a few unruly Serbians and one Bosnian killed Archduke Frantz‚ who was from Austro-Hungary. The countries in this area often argued over their borders. So with that Austro-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Austro-Hungary asked Germany for help because they feared Russia would help Serbia. The countries in this area often argued over their borders. Did animals play a part in World War I? yes‚ they did. Thankfully‚ pets helped raise the low morale of the soldiers. Even the humble pigeon
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