Germany When asked to discuss the origins of the first world war, there is generally little debate. Most would site the growth of Germany as an economic, military and naval power, and the rise in nationalism and an arms race throughout Europe. All of which was characterized by the growing occurrence of political disruptions, culminated by the assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand in Serbia. This is, of course true, but many historians tend to neglect …showed first 75 words of 1383 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1383 total…Europe was completely divided along two lines, the Alliance and the Entente. All of which, demographic changes played a large part. Bibliography Brook-Shepherd, Gordon. Royal Sunset: The Dynasties of Europe and the Great War (Britain: eidenfeld & Nicolson, 1987) Jannen, William Jr. The Lions of July: Prelude to War, 1914 (California: Presido Press, 1996) Taylor, A.J.P. The Struggle for Mastery in Europe 1848-1918 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1957). Wohl, Robert. The Gernation of 1914 (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1979)