German Perspective C
According to the excerpt, what were the causes of
World War I? Check all that apply.
Background information: When the war was over,
Germany was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles, and
take full responsibility for starting the war. This excerpt is
part of Germany's response to that treaty.
It is demanded of us that we shall confess ourselves to be
alone guilty of the war. Such a confession from my lips
would be a lie. We are far from declining all responsibility
for the fact that this great World War took place or that it
was fought in the way that it was ... But we energetically
deny that Germany and its people, who were convinced
that they fought a war of defense, were alone guilty. No
one would want to assert that the disaster began only at
that disastrous moment when the successor of Austria-
Hungary fell a victim to murderous hands.
In the last fifty years, the imperialism of all European
states has chronically poisoned international relations.
Policies of retaliation, policies of expansion, and
disregard for the right of peoples to determine their own
Russia's mobilization
the spread of disease
the assassination of the archduke
imperialism and expansion
the growth of Britain's naval forces
Intro
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