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Ww1, Why Did It All Kick Off?
Can the blame be laid squarely at the door of the arrogant Germans, or were there more complex reasons?
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Stewey, thanks for giving my memory a twitch, as we have a very similar book, written by Hugh Wray McCann
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Like most things it all boils down to alliances and agendas
Austria-Hungary was itching to put Serbia in it's place after a number of disagreements and economic embargoes
Germany, although only a young country had already been to war with France in 1870-71 resulting in the annexation of Alsace and Lorraine and the occupation of a huge chunk of NE France until reparation payments were complete. Germany pledged to support Austria-Hungary against Serbia in return for support for territorial ambitions in Russia.
Bismarck had always persued a policy of keeping France isolated from potential allies by exploited the traditional emnity with Great Britain etc.
When Kaiser Wilhelm succeeded the throne he was envious of the British and French holdings around the world and demanded a German "place in the sun" much against the advice of Bismarck. When The Iron Chancellor was finally sacked Wilhelms naked ambitions achieved what Bismarck specifically feared - an alliance between France and Russia which became the Triple Entente when Britain signed up
All that was missing was a reason for it to all kick off; this was conveniently supplied when Archduke Ferdinands chauffeur got lost in the centre of Sarajevo and gave Serb seperatist Gavrilo Princip a second chance to empty his revolver into the Archduke and Duchess. Although he was not particularly well liked, even by his family by all accounts, once the support of the Serb intelligence services was discovered, Austria-Hungary seized on the event and everything else fell into place
Austria-Hungary was itching to put Serbia in it's place after a number of disagreements and economic embargoes
Germany, although only a young country had already been to war with France in 1870-71 resulting in the annexation of Alsace and Lorraine and the occupation of a huge chunk of NE France until reparation payments were complete. Germany pledged to support Austria-Hungary against Serbia in return for support for territorial ambitions in Russia.
Bismarck had always persued a policy of keeping France isolated from potential allies by exploited the traditional emnity with Great Britain etc.
When Kaiser Wilhelm succeeded the throne he was envious of the British and French holdings around the world and demanded a German "place in the sun" much against the advice of Bismarck. When The Iron Chancellor was finally sacked Wilhelms naked ambitions achieved what Bismarck specifically feared - an alliance between France and Russia which became the Triple Entente when Britain signed up
All that was missing was a reason for it to all kick off; this was conveniently supplied when Archduke Ferdinands chauffeur got lost in the centre of Sarajevo and gave Serb seperatist Gavrilo Princip a second chance to empty his revolver into the Archduke and Duchess. Although he was not particularly well liked, even by his family by all accounts, once the support of the Serb intelligence services was discovered, Austria-Hungary seized on the event and everything else fell into place
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Historians widely agree that World War I was the first war on a global scale. Comparing World War I with previous major wars.
Sandy @ Could it be mere coincidence that Jesus predicted world war food shortages and earthquakes ? Even if Jesus could have guessed that world war would be followed by famine, how could he have guessed that earthquakes would increase in frequency a long with all the weather changes? How could he have foreseen the total wars that technology would make possible only in our century.
And more Jesus said that because of the increasing of lawlessness the love of the greater number will cool off,
People have lost much of their neighbor love, but even worse than that, in recent years you seen they have lost their love for God. Have you noticed the same thing?
But Jesus was not interested in depressing poeple with bad news about the future. No, he had a positive message.(Mat 24 :14)
Sandy @ Could it be mere coincidence that Jesus predicted world war food shortages and earthquakes ? Even if Jesus could have guessed that world war would be followed by famine, how could he have guessed that earthquakes would increase in frequency a long with all the weather changes? How could he have foreseen the total wars that technology would make possible only in our century.
And more Jesus said that because of the increasing of lawlessness the love of the greater number will cool off,
People have lost much of their neighbor love, but even worse than that, in recent years you seen they have lost their love for God. Have you noticed the same thing?
But Jesus was not interested in depressing poeple with bad news about the future. No, he had a positive message.(Mat 24 :14)
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