Britain, as a country of wealth, has proven itself on several occasions to be strong and powerful. It has created this reputation by being a world leader and one of the world's largest industrial powers. Through morals, industrial revolution, and its Navy, Britain has been able to create a sp...

Throughout history, the loser had always been the ultimate evil, especially in a world war, in Germany's case. However, it is true that Germany did have voluminous responsibilities of starting the war, although she was not the one who sparked off the initial dispute. She was taking part...

World War I, the first globally destructive conflict that the Western Civilization produced, has been the subject of various analysis, interpretations and reevaluations of the various causes that led to it. Initially, the guilt was placed upon Germany and its allies. Eventually, historical analysi...

World War I, the first globally destructive conflict that the Western Civilization produced, has been the subject of various analysis, interpretations and reevaluations of the various causes that led to it. Initially, the guilt was placed upon Germany and its allies. Eventually, historical analys...

Mommsen's article had as aim to eliminate as a causal explanation German imperialistic aims and the argumentation is convincing in that respect. Regarding Mayer, he clearly attributed a large causal role to domestic policies within the Great Powers and presents compelling evidence to that effect. ...

Albert Einstein once said: "You cannot prevent and prepare for war at the same time." In the case of the First World War, an attempt to do precisely that was among the reasons that caused the war to break out. Since the beginning of the 20th century, European economies were thriving more and mor...

Many believe that the sole contributor to the outbreak of war, was when Gacrilo Princip assassinated the heir to the Austrio-hungarian throne, Archduke Ferdinand. However, I disagree with this hypothesis, and prepose that the war was caused by a number of complex and interwoven factors, which I will...

Pacifism in Britain can be traced back to the Quakers as early as 1661. It did not hit it's peak however until the interwar period of 1918-1945. For the purposes of this research, pacifism will be defined as the "absolute renunciation of military force." Pacifism was just one o...