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6. this is the myth--reality is that WWI was going to happen sooner or later with that many

Reply to Mira (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2014, 12:08 PM

Mar 2014

aggressive militaristic dictatorships crammed together. They could have backed down from that war if they really wanted to.

If not Archduke Ferdinand, there would have been another pretext and exactly the same players would have lined up.

And it peddles the myth that poor innocent Germany was the victim of the villainous Allies. Germany was more than hot to trot.

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History lesson simplified: If Word War I was a bar fight - here is how it went down [View all] Mira Mar 2014 OP

Not Bad, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2014 #1

Bookmarking this one! Brigid Mar 2014 #2

If there was a link, it's gone. n/t malthaussen Mar 2014 #3

Over 16 million dead and over 20 million wounded. merrily Mar 2014 #4

And that little bar fight set the scene for WWII. jwirr Mar 2014 #5

this is the myth--reality is that WWI was going to happen sooner or later with that many geek tragedy Mar 2014 #6

Which is another good reason we should not interfere in Ukraine. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2014 #7