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Dinner Party Historiography- The Causes of WWI, Germany: Could have…
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Germany: Could have stopped the war if they wanted to but didn't because they wanted to be superior.
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Gerhard Hirschfield
Germany was convinced that a way would bring them more colonies, military, and political prestige.
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International Forces: Ideas like nationality and the desire to be dominant led the countries into making decisions that weren't the best and thus led to WWI.
Hans-Ulrich Wehler
Countries acted the way they did because they had to meet internal tensions and preserve social and political status.
Me
I also believe that not a single country (or two) are to blame for the war, I think that the idea of nationality is what forced the countries into the war.
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Jay Winter
Nobody in Britain, France or Russia wanted war. If anything, only Germany and AH is to blame. "If there is a smoking gun, it's in one or the other..."
Dr. Catriona Pennell
Germany gave AH unconditional support in the war against Serbia knowing fully well that everyone else will get in the war
Prof. Gary Sheffield
AH seized the opportunity to attack Serbia to destroy it and both Germany and AH knew Russia would get involved and lead to an European war.
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AH and Germany: Germany urged AH to war against Serbia even though they knew Russia would get involved and thus bring the other powers to war as well.