To what extent were Germany to Blame for the Outbreak of WWI.

... To what extent were Germany to Blame for the Outbreak of WWI Germany's invasion of France via Belgium was the initial act of war that brought about the commencement of war. However, is it fair to say that it was Germany and Germany alone who acted to bring about this first step? I would argue that a series of events led to the German invasion of Belgium, but to what extent could Germany be blamed for this series of events? Although they always feared the possible revolutionary consequences of an international conflict, German leaders had sometimes considered war as a panacea for foreign and domestic problems; war should split the alliances against Germany and unite the people in a wave of nationalism or even initiate some form of dictatorship based on the military. Germany was a new power in Europe; the unification of Germany under Prussian leadership in January 1871 was

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