The First World War, a war between imperialist countries for colonies and spheres of influence, brought great disasters to mankind.
In fact, Wilhelm II of Germany had some impulsive temperament and some rigidity in his mind, and although he was diligent, sincere and a little patriotic, he was more ideal than practical, because he admired vanity and often regarded himself as a dictator.
Shortly after he ascended the throne, he declared: "There can only be one master in this country, and that is myself." ”
He wanted to be a super warlord, although he made his country grow rapidly.
So, was the First World War just Germany's desire to be the hegemon of the world?
When it comes to the causes of the outbreak of the First World War, Germany is indeed a major aspect, and its "3B policy" has completely angered the original world hegemon, Britain, but the British also have their own plans for global hegemony.
Only by looking at the development of various contradictions over a long period of time in the "Triple Alliance" and the "Triple Entente" can we clearly see the real reason for the outbreak of the First World War.
It is thought that bismarck was the time to complete the unification of Germany, some of the french territories were assigned to Germany, and France was forced to pay five billion war reparations to Germany, and had to accept the German occupation before France could repay all the reparations.
In order to keep their country from being occupied for a long time, the French government paid five billion francs in reparations within three years by selling domestic production.
After the Franco-Prussian War, the signing of this unequal treaty deepened the contradictions between Germany and France, and became one of the reasons for the outbreak of the First World War.
The launch of the battleship "Intrepid", the peak of the great guns of large ships, also meant the arrival of an Anglo-German arms race and various conflicts.
Germany's desire to build all kinds of ships in an all-round way had the momentum to catch up with Britain, which in turn greatly stimulated Britain, and in order to maintain maritime hegemony and naval superiority, it was necessary to build more and stronger new warships.
The maritime arms race has fallen into a white-hot situation, the era of large ships and huge guns has reached the peak of history, and the contradictions between countries have deteriorated day by day because of the fierce arms race, which has also become one of the reasons for the outbreak of the First World War.
In order to maintain control of the sea, the British rushed to build the battleship "Dreadnought" in time.
Britain, France and Japan are involved in the unrestricted arms race.
In the face of this series of British policies, Germany deployed accordingly, and called it the "3B Policy", which was named after the German capital Berlin and byzantium, the Balkans, which Germany tried to incorporate into its sphere of influence, and Baghdad, the region of Western Asia.
Berlin, Byzantium, and Baghdad became the key areas to be controlled by Germany in the future, but these places have been inextricably linked to Britain for many years and have great interests!
Eventually, the contradictions between Britain and Germany intensified to the point of irreconcilability, which became the main cause of the First World War.
The reason for the outbreak of the First World War was not only Germany's 3B policy, but also the security dilemma faced by both sides.
Imperialism is the root cause of war, as long as imperialism exists, there is a danger of a war of aggression, the nature of the First World War is an unjust and predatory imperialist war, the war weakened the power of imperialism and deepened the contradictions between imperialism.
The struggle of the imperialist powers for world hegemony and for the redivide of the world is becoming more and more intense.
In fact, hostile parties face a "security dilemma", and the subsequent measures usually cause the security situation in the region to spiral into a spiral.
In explaining the outbreak of World War I, some scholars argue that the war was largely due to a complex system of alliances between European powers, amplifying regional conflicts between austria-Hungary and the Balkan states.
On June 28, 1914, a 17-year-old Serbian youth Principe assassinated the Austrian Crown Prince Ferdinand and his wife in Sarajevo.
This event became the trigger for the First World War.
However, if the relations between Austria and Ethiopia are friendly, the assassination can be resolved through diplomatic channels, and even if there is a military conflict, it will soon end.
So why did this event develop into a large-scale world war?
In fact, it is the intertwining of macro and micro factors formed over the past century, forming a multifaceted cause of the outbreak of the First World War.
In fact, the reasons that led to the outbreak of the First World War were:
The contradictions over and the division of the world's colonies intensified
Economic development is uneven among capitalist countries
Archduke Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Austria, was assassinated in Yugoslavia and so on.
The specific reasons for the outbreak of the Great War: the formation of two major military aggressive groups, and the contradictions between the two sides further the two major military aggressive groups.
The reasons that led to the outbreak of the First World War were diverse and interconnected, and historians have not agreed on these reasons, and some explanations can be better than others.
In fact, the Germans were not responsible for the First World War.
The changes in the production positions of Britain, France, the United States, and Germany in different periods, and the positions of the colonies occupied, can be concluded that the root cause of the contradiction between the great powers lies in the imbalance of political and economic development.
At the same time, the struggle for colonies and world hegemony contributed to the eventual formation of two major military and political blocs.
Due to the influence of the law of unbalanced development of various countries, the balance of forces between the great powers has changed, resulting in new contradictions between them, resulting in an even more intense struggle between several major powers for world markets and world hegemony.
In the end, these problems can only be solved through war.
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The author | Gong Liuhui