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by jjstunner11 on April 17th, 2005

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What was Germany's rationale for fighting in WWI?

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  • by frankied on April 18th, 2005

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    Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot and killed in Sarajevo in mid -May, 1914. One month later, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Russia was Serbia's protector; Russia had a treaty of cooperation with France; Austria-Hungary requested a pledge of German support, and recieved it. By late July, all of the European combatant powers had mobilized and were actively maneuvering towards confrontation. On August 1st, 1914, Germany declared war on Russia. 3 days later, it was ON! The rest, as they say, is history.

    Germany's rationale was simply that it was out of their leadership's control. Germany's mobilization as an effort to "continue diplomacy by other means" caused the situation to escalate beyond anyone's capability to withdraw. Communication between Germany and Russia was effectively severed, and normal diplomatic means became impossible. There simply was no means to de-escalate peacefully.

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