Historians Paper2

Sydney Bradshaw Fay

after the Paris Peace Conference that punished Germany, she says it was a complex mix of imperialism, militarism, and alliances that caused the war, not specifically Germany.

Fritz Fischer, Grasp for world power

A german dude agrees that Germany was aggressive with their expansion plotting. Businesses, and political parties supported a War of expansion which could possibly make Germany the world power.

Eric hobsbawn

Marxist guy who thinks that industry and capitalism caused the war, not one country or person. The hunger for resources made the war inevitable

Niall Ferguson

he says that secret diplomacy had solved many disputes and Britain/Germany were very capable of cooperating. British misunderstood German intentions and would have violated Belgium Neutrality if Germany didn't do it first

John Stoessinger

Blames the emotions of those responsible for the July Crisis. Each supreme leader did not control their subordinates who wanted to provoke a war, and once the iron dice were cast nobody stopped the war even though they could.

Henry Kissinger

imperialism caused Russo japan war, WW1, and alliances made to break the balance of power