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Fascinating question. In my opinion, it is because the Kaiser was so inconsistent that such a drama could unfold - his never ending blathering facilitated the
by Erazal 11y ago
Fascinating question.
In my opinion, it is because the Kaiser was so inconsistent that such a drama could unfold - his never ending blathering facilitated the rise of hawkish people in his entourage (and the german empire at the time was full of those), in turn increasing the risk of a full scale conflict which eventually broke out in the summer of 1914.
It is only insofar that Germany can be deemed as "more" responsible for the outbreak of the first world war. Anyways, the absence of proper check and balances apart from the Kaiser made the downfall of the regime inevitable on the long run.
- a8da6b0c91d 11y ago> insofar that Germany can be deemed as "more" responsible for the outbreak of the first world war Russia started it. They mobilized on the German border and refused to demobilize. The tsar and friends never got to share the blame because by the end of the war they were all dead.
- green7ea 11y agoYou can't forget the Austo-Hungarian Empire using the assassination of Franz Ferdinand as a pretext to invade Serbia.
- NotableAlamode 11y agoPlease don't forget that that assassination was planned, coordinated and paid for by the Serbian government via Serbian military intelligence chief, Dragutin Dimitrijevic. Serbia was aided in this by the Russian military attache in Belgrade (Viktor Artamonov). Russian radio intelligence was able to read Austro-Hungarian diplomatic cables so they probably were aware of what Vienna’s reaction to the assassination they were sponsoring would be.