Some Potential Origins of the First World War (1914-1918)

Nonfiction, History, Germany
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Author: Marion Luger ISBN: 9783640429462
Publisher: GRIN Publishing Publication: September 17, 2009
Imprint: GRIN Publishing Language: English
Author: Marion Luger
ISBN: 9783640429462
Publisher: GRIN Publishing
Publication: September 17, 2009
Imprint: GRIN Publishing
Language: English

Seminar paper from the year 2000 in the subject History Europe - Germany - World War I, Weimar Republic, grade: 1,0, University of Sussex, language: English, abstract: Throughout World War I, almost 15 million people lost their lives; as one of its consequences, the Austrian-Hungarian, Russian and Turkish Empires fell apart, and 'the old internal and international order was for ever destroyed.' Owing to the fact that the First World War marked the beginning of an entire new era, the investigation of its origins still remains a controversial historical issue. While some historians put the emphasis on the primacy of domestic policies and assert that internal pressures conditioned the decisions of the belligerent states, others maintain the concept of the 19th century German historical scientist Ranke, who stressed the importance of foreign affairs on the authorities' motivations leading to the 'Great War'. In this essay, however, I will firstly concentrate on the formal justifications of war declarations (section II). Thereupon, section III scrutinizes these official statements by considering the broader imperial and military framework. Furthermore, section IV attempts to reveal the origins of a system of alliances and rivalries among European nations, whereas section V surveys the impacts of these tensions on the thought process on the eve of World War I.

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Seminar paper from the year 2000 in the subject History Europe - Germany - World War I, Weimar Republic, grade: 1,0, University of Sussex, language: English, abstract: Throughout World War I, almost 15 million people lost their lives; as one of its consequences, the Austrian-Hungarian, Russian and Turkish Empires fell apart, and 'the old internal and international order was for ever destroyed.' Owing to the fact that the First World War marked the beginning of an entire new era, the investigation of its origins still remains a controversial historical issue. While some historians put the emphasis on the primacy of domestic policies and assert that internal pressures conditioned the decisions of the belligerent states, others maintain the concept of the 19th century German historical scientist Ranke, who stressed the importance of foreign affairs on the authorities' motivations leading to the 'Great War'. In this essay, however, I will firstly concentrate on the formal justifications of war declarations (section II). Thereupon, section III scrutinizes these official statements by considering the broader imperial and military framework. Furthermore, section IV attempts to reveal the origins of a system of alliances and rivalries among European nations, whereas section V surveys the impacts of these tensions on the thought process on the eve of World War I.

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