August 1914.
In the debate for who was responsible for the outbreak of a general European war in August
1914, German aggression is the strongest argument, Source 1 supports this view, putting blame on Germanys September program, the unconditional support for Austria which germany offered and the Schlieffen plan of 1905, German aggression is also supported in part by Source 2 which also brings in the idea of a premeditated plan by Germany with aggressive aims in 1904. In contrast Source 2 primarily suggests the weaker argument that it was not german aggression but the growing tensions in Europe, due to the Balkan crisis pre 1914 which led to war later that same year. Finally Source 3 puts forward the idea that it was infact the European arms race which was the primary reason responsible for the outbreak of a general European war in August 1914. However this View is limited by the needless aggressive actions of Germany which caused the Navy expansion, coming from the Branch of
Weltpolitik, flottenpolitik. The reason most responsible for the the outbreak of a general European war in august 1914, was in fact German aggression, this being primarily seen in in Source 1 which argues Fisher's view that it was German Planned Aggression which was responsible for war in 1914, a thought Fishers offers a premeditated aggression in germany it can still be used to support the idea that German aggression not planned aggression was responsible for the outbreak of a European war in august 1914. Source 1 suggests that German foreign policy was aggressive in the lead up to war, “focusing on annexation” this is in reference to the well constructed, complex September program which outlined the aims of what Germany would do once the Schlieffen plan had been success including the annexation of Belgium. This can be credited as aggression which was responsible for war as the aims