1 / 7

Unveiling the First World War: Tales of Responsibility and Triggers

Delve into the controversial origins of WWI, explore differing viewpoints on responsibility, from Fischer's thesis to Ritter's counter-thesis, and analyze the factors that led to the historic conflict. Where do you stand in this historical debate?

ray-gilliam
Télécharger la présentation

Unveiling the First World War: Tales of Responsibility and Triggers

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Why did a world war break out in the summer of 1914?

  2. Interpretations of responsibility for the First World War • Official 1919 peacemakers’ view • Collective responsibility • Fischer thesis • Ritter’s counter-thesis • Fischer’s new supporters • Germany on the defensive • Primacy of domestic politics

  3. Where would you stand? Britain was to blame Germany wanted a defensive war Germany deliberately planned and started the war collective responsibility Austria was responsible

  4. Causes of the First World War:explaining why countries did what they did • Alliances • Arms race and war plans • Economics • Imperialism • German Weltpolitik • Nationalism • Politics and diplomacy Triggers

  5. Links and roles …provoke, exacerbate, trigger, spark, encourage, initiate, cause, underpin, contribute, motivate, prompt, accelerate, broaden, multiply…

  6. The Factors Boxing Match

  7. Why did a world war break out in the summer of 1914?

More Related