of the Great War. Different views from various angles of thought. Although it seems universal that most historians agree all the participants in Europe at the time expected a short war. Tensions were rising everywhere. Public statements from Empires relating to others as well as prior conflicts had already taken a toll on most nations’ collective psyche in Europe. This greatly affected how they would plan their future strategies in foreign policy‚ as well as war entry. The key theme among most
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been probable with or without the alliance system. An important factor which we must assess as a factor of World War One is the legacy of the creation of the new German Empire which was established in 1871. The distribution of European Power was altered significantly and Bismarck sought to stabilize Europe around the new German Empire. He was aware of France’s inevitable desire for revenge and for the return of Alsace-Lorraine. Through skilful diplomacy he aimed to isolate France and possibly
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prepare the war outside of their country. By doing this‚ Germany could prevent an internal political war by which the ruling politicians‚ in this case Kaiser Wilhelm II and chancellor Bethmann Hollweg‚ were feared to lose their political powers as the German Socialist Power came to rise. Therefore they directed all their political attention to the foreign politics and became the aggressor in the eyes of historians such as Fischer. By starting the
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the cousin of King William of Prussia. Napolean III feared that German conquest of Spain would negatively influence the French in that providence. Bismarck‚ whose goal was to start a war announced the Ems dispatch. Bismarck made King Williams report open to the pubilic albeit he edited it to make it subdue the French into war and it worked. Because France initiated the war Bismarck was able to get the support of the Southern German states seeing as how Prussia would seem to be in a defensive position
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WHY WAS BISMARCK MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN THE REVOLUTIONARIES OF 1848-1849 IN UNIFY GERMANY? All the German states were able to unify faster than Italy because a very strong German nationalism existed between them. Bismarck was able to bring this nationalism together and unify all states into a strong Germany. On the other side‚ the revolutionaries had many obstacles to be able to unite the Germans into one whole country. Bismarck was more successful than the revolutionaries for various reasons; including
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There’s a reason Otto Eduard Leopold‚ or more commonly known as Otto von Bismarck‚ is nicknamed the Iron Chancellor. His impacts on both national German/Prussian and international history are arguably second to none throughout all of history. The Iron Chancellor’s impact can still be seen and still continue to influence the world today‚ which truly shows how large his significance on history is. His military and political victories strengthened Germany into a global world power which lasted for almost
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important were the great power rivalries as a cause of the First World War? There has been much debate amongst historians about what the decisive factors leading to the First World War were. In early 1914 relations across Europe appeared stable: Anglo-German naval tensions looked to be improving and countries seemed to want to avoid war as it was expensive and would damage trade routes. For example‚ Austria-Hungary and Russia avoided war in 1912 and 1913. Within this essay I am going to weigh up the importance
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contributed to the relations between European countries before 1914. Main People Luigi Albertini: an Italian journalist and politician‚ who studied the causes of World WarI Fritz Fischer: a German historian who published a history of German policy before and during the war Helmuth von Moltke: the German chief of staff who was afrain of a European war‚ but nevertheless “prepared to urge measures that he knew would bring a general war.” Outline A. World War I is among the most widely discussed
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to Prussia’s expansion. During the Spanish war‚ he offered his army to the Holly Roman Empire and by doing so gave him the title of King of Prussia. Fredrick wanted Prussia to be a great power in Europe. To reach this goal he introduced a cabinet system of government. By doing this he could take full control of Prussia. He also enforced a General Directory‚ which united all areas of the Prussian empire. Due to Frederick’s rule the Prussian army was able to double within forty years. This meant
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receive‚ because you ask amiss‚ that you may spend it on your pleasures.” This belief helped cause the war in two ways. It made countries such as Britain‚ German and France to become more aided in causing the war. A previous war between Germany and France‚ in which France had annexed the mineral rich region of Alsace-Loraine caused the French to the Germans and they became enraged whenever they insulted their beloved
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