‘The outbreak of war in Europe in 1914 was due to an aggressive German foreign policy which had been waged since c.1900.’ How far do you agree with this opinion? Explain your answer using the evidence in Sources V‚ W and X and your own knowledge of the issues relating to the controversy. It’s debatable whether Germany’s foreign policy created long term tension which led to the outbreak of World War 1 in 1914. The argument commonly raised is whether this movement was aggressive or defensive
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It is undoubtable that German aggressions has some part to play in the outbreak of war in 1914 – Bethmann-Hollweg’s ‘Blank Cheque’ remains an ominous symbol of blind aggression over considered economics‚ whilst the Kaiser’s 1913 claim that ‘the war between Germandom and Slavdom [was] inevitable’ seems to highlight fairly explicitly the militaristic attitude at the heart of central government. And yet it is only too easy to place undue emphasis on Germany in some respects‚ and under exaggerate
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‘The outbreak of war in Europe in 1914 was due to an aggressive foreign policy which had been waged since 1900 Century’ How far do you agree with this opinion? Use Sources V‚ W and X and your own knowledge of the issues relating to the controversy There has been much historiographical debate over the controversy of “who bore chief responsibility” on who was solely to blame for the outbreak of war. The Treaty of Versailles is significant evidence to display how Germany was forced onto the conclusion
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‘The outbreak of the war in Europe in 1914 was due to an aggressive German foreign policy which had been waged since c.1900.’ It has been a matter of fervent controversy that Germany went to war with aggressive or defensive intentions. Source V seems to be of the opinion that Germany went to war solely for defensive reasons due to the extensive array of alliances that encircled her as well as diplomatic tension. On the whole‚ Source W seems to take the opposite approach deeming how Germany’s aggressive
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responsible for the outbreak of war” How far do you agree with this opinion? The question of whether no single alliance or nation could be held responsible for the outbreak of war is a hotly debated topic. Source 2 strongly agrees with the statement giving the view that no one nation could be held responsible. However‚ source 1 gives the opposite view that German aggression was primarily responsible‚ which is supported‚ to a large extent by source 3‚ which highlights German imperialistic aims
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World War did not arise primarily as a result of planned German aggression” How far do you agree with this opinion? Explain your answer‚ using sources 1‚ 2 and 3 and your own knowledge of the issues related to this controversy. There has been some controversy as to what or who was to blame for the outbreak of the First World War. Some people have taken the opinion that the war arose as a result of “planned German aggression” such as sources two and three‚ whereas source one is of the opinion that
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German aggression was responsible for the outbreak of a general European War in August 1914. How far do you agree with this judgement? For many Historians‚ the responsibility for the outbreak of a general European War in August 1914 has been an area of great debate. Historians such as Gordon Corrigan in Source 1 support other historians such as Fischer who hold the view that it was primarily German aggression which caused the outbreak of war. Yet others‚ such as James Joll in Source 3 believe it
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Development of the Cold War‚ in the five years between 1945 and 1950‚ could be argued as taking place for a number of reasons and due to various individuals. It could be easy to simply site Stalin as the main reason responsible for it’s outbreak and growth‚ clear through his approach on communist expansion‚ use of Red Army and inability to uphold agreements. However for a war of any kind to develop there is always more than one party involved and the USA and it’s president Truman could also be said
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knowledge. “Germany aggression was responsible for the outbreak of a general European War in August 1914”. How far do you agree with this judgement? The debate of Germanys responsibility for the outbreak of war first began with the charge of war guilt given in Article 231 of the Versailles Treaty. Germany rejected Article 231 and successfully campaigned against it as by 1950 it had become widely accepted that Germany where not solely responsible for the outbreak of war in 1914. The first source from Gordon
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How far was Hitler’s foreign policy to blame for war in 1939? The outbreak of WW2 on September 1939 occurred due to numerous factors. These causes include the harshness of the Treaty of Versailles‚ Hitler’s foreign policy‚ the failure of the League of Nations linked to the isolation of the US‚ and appeasement introduced by the British Prime Minister‚ Neville Chamberlain. Hitlers aims consisted of abolishing the Treaty of Versailles‚ a rearmament and he wanted to obtain Lebensraum for his Aryan
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