Vandenberg1 said:
Freakout456 said:
First two were Germany's fault.....I feel good putting my money on them for a third round.
Apperantly you don't know history...
No I passed Advanced Placement History in High School, while the murder of Franz Ferdinad in Austria was without a doubt the cause of WW1. Germany though gave a blank check to Austria because they wished to build a railroad through Bosnia (maybe Belgium can't remember) to the black sea doing this really made them the mastermind of the war behind the scenes.
Also in the Treaty of Versailles signed after the war Germany did accept full responsibility for the war.[/quot
Ive been in college for 3 years to be a history teacher. I got same thing back in HS... *cracks knuckles* (now I'm going into Navy to be a Corpmen)
1. The problem with WW1 is that Germany HAD NO CHOICE to go to war, who agreed to be allies to Austria who was now at war with Serbis who was allies with Russia, who was allies with France. Germany also was in a pact with Ottoman Empire who threatened English intrest in the middle East and Africa as well as France. England fearing German ownership of mainland Europe threw in with the French. Ironically England, France, even Russian monarchies were all semi- cousins with the Habsburg family in Austria. With all powers having alliances in Europe ALL the countries were responsible for the war.
2. Nationalism had grown in all powerfull European countries, without a serious war in over 30 years it seemed as if the mind set at the time was that its time for a 'Little glorious war". (ironyyy)
3. Germany HAD no choice, being the defeated as accepting the blame and hefty dollar amount that would lead to the German people being so desperate that they were listiening to not just END OF THE WORLD prophecies that were pooping up around Germany at the time, but a young corpral in a small Socialist party with fiery retoric about superiority.
4. The U.S. purposely got the Liuisitania sunk, sacrificing civilians to get involved in the war. The German Gov. sent the U.S. a flyer to be passed out to all coastal cities to warn them of sailing near England at the time. The Gov. sent it to only a small newspaper in some crap hole town in...Idaho? I dont remember. Even then the U.S. didn't enter the war for 3 more years so don't believe that bogus. HS history always glossies over real facts and coveres the crimes of allied nations. Never trust your book.