History 1401E Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Military Operation Plan, Fly Fishing, July Crisis

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Reasons: systemic/structural failings, (cid:498)second thirty years war(cid:499), permanent antagonisms, arms race, everybody"s fault, colossal cock up, social/economic. When bismarck falls in 1890, germany is no longer the controller of europe, Germany is now one of two alliances, dangerous signs that begin to appear, permanent antagonisms. Trying to establish power automatically puts you on the hit list of britain. Tension is driving an arms race which can be very dangerous particularly at a time people are demanding change. If there must be war, summer 1914 is that time for it. Timeline- trouble in the balkans leads to war, the militarization of diplomatic conflicts, conflicts are happening more frequently leading up to 1914. Civil war of the european middle class. Aristocrats- better to live a day as a lion, then live a century as a sheep (and besides whoever loses will not be us) The will of the nation is determined by parliament.

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