HIS103Y1 Lecture 33: Origins of the First World War; Part Three
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Origins of the first world war; part three. British senior officer rowe had established the importance of germany"s foreign policy choices; the german pursuit to achieve continental dominance. Inexperience abroad regarding policymaking is realized to be just as dangerous as figures who willingly pursue the destabilization of the states system. There was a need to distinguish comparable diplomacy" and continental domination". German diplomacy became more aggressive; german military planners became more anxious. Through diplomatic incompetence, germany"s plans became too aggressive for their own good. Germany realized that through the anglo-russian convention, britain and russia were burying the colonial hatchet. They believed that austria-hungary be protected at all costs. The bosnia crisis of 1808-09 illustrated the necessity of germany"s defines of austria. Bosnian crisis was the result of secret meetings between russia and austria. Russians allowed austria to annex b-h as long as they were allowed to control the straits. 6/7/1808: austria unilaterally announces independence of bosnia.
