Where some months ago we postulated that while for some, the Munich Agreement signaled the beginning of the Second World War, challenging this standard road to … Read the rest
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Reassessing the First World War part 2
In 1914, as seen in part one, it was generally acknowledged that a country could remain neutral as long as its government maintained a good … Read the rest
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Reassesing the First World War Part 1
Where some months ago we postulated that while for some, the Munich Agreement signaled the beginning of the Second World War, challenging this standard road to … Read the rest
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Gorbachev’s Reform
Shultz would not let the matter rest, however. He told the president, “To succeed, we have to have a team: right now there isn’t one. … Read the rest
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The First World War Part 9
How the First World War Started.
The Serbian Reply
The Serbian reply to the Austro- Hungarian ultimatum is one of the more famous documents of … Read the rest
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The First World War Part 8
How the First World War Started.
In 2003 the American historian Richard C. Hall perceptively pointed out that, by themselves, the killings of Archduke Franz … Read the rest
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The First World War Part 7
How the First World War Started.
Many of the tendentious evaluations that have associated official or semi-official Serbia with the Sarajevo assassination have then moved … Read the rest
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The First World War Part 6
How the First Word War started.
We started the war
On the day of the assassination in Sarajevo, Franz Joseph was enjoying himself at … Read the rest
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The First World War Part 5
Leading up to the First World War
As will be seen below; a great deal of Tisza’s reasoning would indeed be echoed in the Matscheko Memorandum of … Read the rest