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Was Germany The Instigator Of Ww1

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It has been generally accepted, while highly debated, that Germany is the sole instigator of World War One. Yet, there is a significant amount of evidence which can be attributed to the Russian Empire as the prime mastermind behind the initiation of this Great War. In the time period leading up to this war, it was a time of very militaristic tendencies. It had been said that Britain and Germany were in a fierce competition for naval dominance (Source – textbook), yet this was still not enough to be a triggering factor of war. Just days after the ultimatum was declined by Serbia, and before any declaration of war was formally declared, Russia began to mobilize a standing army of 1.2 million men (source – textbook). The mobilization of such a
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