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Enki_realenki t1_jbzaq21 wrote

Reply to comment by Cacachuli in Kaiser Wilhelm II, 1913. by Salem1690s

They were certainly not to back down. Germany ensured Austria their support against Serbia and Russia. Russia ensured support to Serbia and France ensured their support to Russia.

I think it is not that easy to blame just one side. All Nations were not exactly keen on sending out peace diplomats.

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Cacachuli t1_jbz8wru wrote

Reply to comment by Enki_realenki in Kaiser Wilhelm II, 1913. by Salem1690s

Not really. The British focused on their colonies and only involved themselves in continental affairs when they had to. The Russians had plenty of challenges at home. The Bolsheviks took over in just a few years.

The Germans, on the other hand, had recently unified and had just gone to war and annexed large bits of France and Denmark and Poland. Germany was expansionist at the time. The other major powers were not.

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castiglione_99 t1_jbugqay wrote

Reply to Kaiser Wilhelm II, 1913. by Salem1690s

OldSchoolCool?

This is the guy who literally walked into war games that his generals were doing to pre-plan out WWI, dressed in full dress uniform, demanding that get to play Germany, and that Germany win.

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