Probably more info in there

is this the only historian that says this

Nope

Max Hastings talks about this

Modern talks about the cause of World War I are often cop-outs because people are pussies and don't want to blame Austria or Germany like they should

You could argue Germany was willing to participate in a war against Serbia

but not against all of Europe

Maybe to an extent Russia as well

Yes, Hastings is just as confused about that

And that leads to his conception that Germany desired domination.

Just because some Austrian guy got shot, all of Europe goes to war?

No, Germany played a massive role in making things worse.

He doesn't have enough evidence to base it off, if it's just germany said they would austria in any way against serbia

Russia choose to help Serbia

and France choose to help Russia

Yes, that is handing Austria a blank cheque to do whatever.

Of course it backfired because Germany lost.

France and Britain would've never joined if they didn't want to maintain the geopolitical balance that was there previously

If anything their joining was a significant contributor

And all of the debt they incurred was the cause of the populist rhetoric that caused Hitler's rise to power.

and it was only powered by their geopolitical desires

Britain was not involved in the machinations that started the war.

France and Russia, yes.

Britain, no.

No but they were probably likely to join regardless

they didn't have to defend Belgium

But they willingly went in a dedicated millions

You mean they didn't have a pact with Belgium

a pact from like 1830

But Belgium was an allied country so they defended it.

That's just the right thing to do.

What Germany did was kinniving and evil

What Britain did was righteous.

The right thing to do, increase the death toll and size of an already horrific war

You're brainwashed

>good goys

>bad goys

To beat back Wilhelm, yes.

it's not that simple