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Causes of WWI Party, "Alliances Caused WWI" - Alliances caused…
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"Alliances Caused WWI" - Alliances caused WWI because secret alliances were formed prior to the outbreak of the war, in which after the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the alliance systems went into effect leading to many nations protecting one another.
A.J.P. Taylor
The Schlieffen Plan was the main cause of WWI, designed to attack on France once Russia, in response to international tension, had started to mobilise their forces near the German border.
Sidney Fay
The greatest reason for war was the system of alliances which were secretly created after the Franco-Prussian War.
Jay Winter
The idea of a Balkan War into a Great War was not called upon anywhere other than in Berlin and in Vienna because that was the best way to understand who is responsible for the outbreak of WWI is to eliminate those of little responsibility.
John Keegan
Although there were long-term and short-term tensions in Europe, one of the main reasons for war was the lack of communication during the July Crisis.
John Rohl
WWI broke out because of conspiracy between the governments of imperial Germany and Austria-Hungary to bring about war, even in the hope that Britain would stay out.
James Joll
War was caused by an atmosphere of intense tension created by impersonal forces in the long and short terms, and personal decisions made in the July Crisis.
"Militarism Caused WWI" - Militarism caused WWI because each of the major powers considered itself and their military strength superior to the others.
Gerhard Ritter
The German leaders were carried into war against their will by military plans which the Germans did not create, which created political consequences.
David Stevenson
Military preparedness was an essential element in the conjecture that led to the armaments race, which was a necessary precondition for the disaster of WWI.
Holger Herwig
The leaders in Berlin caused war because of their fearful and deliberate choices as elite statesmen.
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Niall Ferguson
Germany was moving away from a militaristic outlook prior to WWI while highlighting the increasing influence of the SPD in Germany.
"Nationalism Caused WWI" - Nationalism caused WWI because multiple groups hoped to drive Austria-Hungary from the Balkans and establish a 'Greater Serbia', a unified state for all Slavic people.
Ruth Henig
A general European war was inevitable and problems from at home and abroad could no longer be settled by negotiation and diplomacy.
James Edmonds
The German people are responsible for the war but the one that was most responsible for the war was Kaiser Wilhelm II and although war could’ve been prevented, he did not stop it.
Sir Richard J Evans
After the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Serbia had the greatest responsibility for the outbreak of WWI because Serbian nationalism and expansionism were profoundly disruptive forces.
"Imperialism Caused WWI" - Imperialism caused WWI because imperial rivalry and competition for new territories and possessions fueled tension between major European nations and became a factor in the outbreak of war.
Fritz Fischer
The war was not prevented by Germany due to Germany's military, industrial, and political leaders bent on maintaining the power of authoritarianism, thinking that all Germans were evil.
David Lloyd George
The nations muddled into war, slithered over the brink into the boiling cauldron without any trace of apprehension or dismay.
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