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 Apr 4 2009, 09:06 PM
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Do you all think that Germany should have been blamed for the FIRST (1) World War? Why?
This post has been edited by mipadi: Apr 5 2009, 08:32 AM
Reason for edit: Edited title - no need for an ambiguous, mysterious title
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Apr 4 2009, 09:13 PM
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No. Gravrilo Princep should be blamed. Research him a bit and you'll find out why.
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Apr 4 2009, 10:51 PM
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 DDR \\ I'm Dee :) Group: Mentor Posts: 8,662 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 384,020 |
QUOTE(9001 @ Apr 4 2009, 09:13 PM)  No. Gravrilo Princep should be blamed. Research him a bit and you'll find out why. I'm surprised you didn't say Kaiser Wilhelm instead. |
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Apr 8 2009, 10:40 AM
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QUOTE(karmakiller @ Apr 4 2009, 11:51 PM) I'm surprised you didn't say Kaiser Wilhelm instead. He was pretty manipulative in seeking vengeance, but I wouldn't blame him entirely. |
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Apr 9 2009, 11:39 PM
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DDR \\ I'm Dee :) Group: Mentor Posts: 8,662 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 384,020 |
QUOTE(WarMachine @ Apr 8 2009, 10:40 AM) He was pretty manipulative in seeking vengeance, but I wouldn't blame him entirely. I wouldn't entirely blame one person, but I brought him up for a couple of reasons.- It's no secret that he wanted Germany to be viewed as a powerful country, but I think it's tough to say whether or not he wanted to achieve this with or without conflict. I'd like to say that he wanted to make Germany a world power without conflict, but then I'd have no way to explain why he worked to increase and mobilize the German military. For the record, I would not want to actually be able to say that. - He urged Austria-Hungary to attack Serbia as a way of revenge for the assassination of the archduke, which resulted in Britain, France, and Russia joining the war. - He simply did not know how to control the military that he built up. I suppose one could argue that this helped the allied countries. - He left Germany in a desperate state which lead to the rise of Hitler (who Wilhelm actively supported, even though Hitler was angry at him for "failing" Germany) and we all know what happened when Hitler didn't get into art school... |
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BamBamBoogie Should Germany have been blamed for World War I? Apr 4 2009, 09:06 PM
Beenly Germany shouldn't took full blame. USA has fla... Apr 4 2009, 09:16 PM
9001 QUOTE(Beenly @ Apr 4 2009, 08:16 PM) Germ... Apr 4 2009, 09:18 PM jcp QUOTE(9001 @ Apr 4 2009, 09:18 PM) But th... Apr 4 2009, 09:32 PM 9001 QUOTE(jcp @ Apr 4 2009, 08:32 PM) Exactly... Apr 4 2009, 09:35 PM BamBamBoogie QUOTE(9001 @ Apr 4 2009, 10:35 PM) Austri... Apr 4 2009, 09:39 PM 9001 QUOTE(BamBamBoogie @ Apr 4 2009, 08:39 PM... Apr 4 2009, 09:58 PM IWontRapeYou I don't think they should be blamed, nor do I ... Apr 4 2009, 10:19 PM kryogenix So if you're lonely
You know I'm here wait... Apr 5 2009, 01:07 AM Gigi ^ I had to think about that one for a good 2 minut... Apr 5 2009, 01:22 AM BOSS no i blame chuck norris for sleeping during this t... Apr 10 2009, 05:32 AM paperplane Why do I feel like half the people in this thread ... Apr 10 2009, 09:12 AM illriginal Nah.. just white people
jk (semi serious... mayb... Apr 26 2009, 02:31 PM karmakiller I'm white and German. Ooh, scary. Apr 26 2009, 04:35 PM illriginal QUOTE(karmakiller @ Apr 26 2009, 05:35 PM... Apr 26 2009, 04:40 PM kryogenix me too broski, name when immigrants came over was ... Apr 26 2009, 04:40 PM karmakiller ^ Take it back! ewwwwww
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