Who is to blame for World War I

[Chan Island]

Short answer : the Serbians
Long Answer : all of Europe.

And exactly how are Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Spain to blame? they're part of Europe and didn't even participate.

How is Belgium to blame?

The Netherlands provided refuge for Kaiser Wilhelm after the war so obviously they were in on it to protect him if needs be, Denmark and Sweden were looking for buyers for their small but burgeoning arms industries so clearly had vested interests to secretly urge everyone to fight behind the scenes and Spain put their name to the pandemic immediately after the war that killed more than the entire conflict.

Oh, and Belgium was just in the way.

[Ethel mermania]

To know the causes of the First World War one must look to the fall of Babylon.

Nah; too recent.

To know the causes of the First World War one must look to the emergence of hominids in Africa.


It's certainly a better place to look than an NSG thread where most of the answers to a historically complex problem won't stretch to five sentences.

Feeling a mite peckish dr. Jones?

[Ittonia]

(Image)

Being Serbian doesn't make you a Serbian spy

[Insaanistan]

I wonder how confused my Ghanaian, Nigerian, Malian ancestors felt when they were told they had to go to France to fight for the British/French because Germany was trying to go through Belgium because the French were allies with the Russians who were going to attack the Austrians because a Serbian shot someone in Bosnia.

[North Cromch]

Serbia and Austria-Hungary. Serbia sent the guy who shot Franz, and Austria-Hungary started a hissy-fit and caused the domino chain to begin.

[Borderlands of Rojava]

Principe. He could have gone and done what normal people did like watch a soccer game or go to the beach, but he had to shoot the Archduke like his name was Joseph Anthony Colombo.

[Tanzoria]

Austria-Hungary and Germany. Read Fritz Fischer's 'Germany's Aims in the First World War'

[Polska Rzeczpospolita Robotnicza]

I wonder how confused my Ghanaian, Nigerian, Malian ancestors felt when they were told they had to go to France to fight for the British/French because Germany was trying to go through Belgium because the French were allies with the Russians who were going to attack the Austrians because a Serbian shot someone in Bosnia.

All because the Balkans were just emerging from the 2nd Balkan War so Greater Serbian nationalism led to Serbians wanting to take Bosnia from the Austrians who took it from the Ottomans who annexed it from a medieval state of Bosnia that got independence from Hungary who got it from the Byzantines because Slavs migrated into the lands of the Byzantines who ruled over the to-become Ottoman Empire because they were the Eastern Roman Empire that split from the Western Roman Empire in 395 CE. The Romans took it during their conquests of Illyria before which the area was ruled by Illyrian tribes and kept contact with the Greeks, who had historical relations with states in the Middle East including Persia (whom they despised) and before Persia, the Lydian, Median, and Babylonian Empires. This proves that Babylon is at the centre of all problems to do with Bosnia and thus we should blame Nebuchadnezzar for WW1, WW2, and the Yugoslav Wars.

[United Engiresco]

Serbia. Princip never should've shot the Archduke.

[Chan Island]

I wonder how confused my Ghanaian, Nigerian, Malian ancestors felt when they were told they had to go to France to fight for the British/French because Germany was trying to go through Belgium because the French were allies with the Russians who were going to attack the Austrians because a Serbian shot someone in Bosnia.

To be honest, I imagine they were about as confused as my Italian ancestors who suddenly were told to go and fight Austria despite 5 minutes ago having had a treaty with Austria. Only to then be a part of Cadorna's 12 battles of the Isonzo River.

[Ethel mermania]

Easily the Germans.They raised tensions hugely with both unification,colonisation,and building the navy.Austria Hungary only declared war on Serbia due to German support.

Blaming the Germans for doing things that everybody else was allowed to do without blame. Sounds fair.

There are many things that had to happen for wwi to start. All sides seemed to want it for one reason or another. But the guy who pulled the lever that made it automagical was kaiser willy the sequel.

[Jarvikan]

Easily the Germans.They raised tensions hugely with both unification,colonisation,and building the navy.Austria Hungary only declared war on Serbia due to German support.

Blaming the Germans for doing things that everybody else was allowed to do without blame. Sounds fair.

Germany already had a huge empire.They didn’t need to support Austria Hungary,and they also didn’t need a huge navy.

[Bolslania]

While the Serbians and Austrians were the match and the powderkeg, Everyone else involved did nothing to help.

So truly everyone is at fault.

For a super in depth look you need to go back to pre-Charlemagne

[Borderlands of Rojava]

While the Serbians and Austrians were the match and the powderkeg, Everyone else involved did nothing to help.

So truly everyone is at fault.

For a super in depth look you need to go back to pre-Charlemagne

Now I believe the song In the Air Tonight was about World War I.

[Heloin]

Principe. He could have gone and done what normal people did like watch a soccer game or go to the beach, but he had to shoot the Archduke like his name was Joseph Anthony Colombo.

A Yugoslav pan-nationalist killed someone who actually wasn't liked back in Vienna anyways. Another killing in a region at the time strife with political violence. The joke I said at the beginning was a joke but it rings true. Blaming Principe for the over reaction of everyone involved and the political climate that lead him to kill an Archduke is missing the forest for the trees.

[Insaanistan]

I wonder how confused my Ghanaian, Nigerian, Malian ancestors felt when they were told they had to go to France to fight for the British/French because Germany was trying to go through Belgium because the French were allies with the Russians who were going to attack the Austrians because a Serbian shot someone in Bosnia.

To be honest, I imagine they were about as confused as my Italian ancestors who suddenly were told to go and fight Austria despite 5 minutes ago having had a treaty with Austria. Only to then be a part of Cadorna's 12 battles of the Isonzo River.

Faaaacts. It literally went:
1915
Germany: Hey, Italy, we’re in game, could you join?
Austria: Yeah, Italy. Log on.
Italy: Okay, cool.
Your friend Italy has joined the game
Your friend Italy has joined ‘the Allies’
Germany: THAG’S NOT I MEANT! ITALY!
Austria: Italy, switch teams n-
Italy has disconnected their audio

[Insaanistan]

I wonder how confused my Ghanaian, Nigerian, Malian ancestors felt when they were told they had to go to France to fight for the British/French because Germany was trying to go through Belgium because the French were allies with the Russians who were going to attack the Austrians because a Serbian shot someone in Bosnia.

All because the Balkans were just emerging from the 2nd Balkan War so Greater Serbian nationalism led to Serbians wanting to take Bosnia from the Austrians who took it from the Ottomans who annexed it from a medieval state of Bosnia that got independence from the Hungary who got it from the Byzantines because Slavs migrated into the lands of the Byzantines who ruled over the to-become Ottoman Empire because they were the Eastern Roman Empire that split from the Western Roman Empire in 395 CE. The Romans took it during their conquests of Illyria before which the area was ruled by Illyrian tribes and kept contact with the Greeks, who had historical relations with states in the Middle East including Persia (who they despised) and before Persia, the Lydian, Median, and Babylonian Empires. This proves that Babylon is at the centre of all problems to do with Bosnia and thus we should blame Nebuchadnezzar for WW1, WW2, and the Yugoslav Wars.

*Goes back in time to give early Babylon corona so it crumbles and doesn’t cause two world wars*

[Heloin]

To know the causes of the First World War one must look to the fall of Babylon.

Nah; too recent.

To know the causes of the First World War one must look to the emergence of hominids in Africa.


It's certainly a better place to look than an NSG thread where most of the answers to a historically complex problem won't stretch to five sentences.

Many were increasingly of the opinion that they’d all made a big mistake in coming down from the trees in the first place. And some said that even the trees had been a bad move, and that no one should ever have left the oceans.

[Kubra]

Me
I'm to blame for ww1

it was actually me, but go off i guess

You liar
Just for that I'm starting ww3 before you can steal the credit
Btw y'all got about 3 hours to live now, sorry

[Nea Videssos]

I wonder how confused my Ghanaian, Nigerian, Malian ancestors felt when they were told they had to go to France to fight for the British/French because Germany was trying to go through Belgium because the French were allies with the Russians who were going to attack the Austrians because a Serbian shot someone in Bosnia.

All because the Balkans were just emerging from the 2nd Balkan War so Greater Serbian nationalism led to Serbians wanting to take Bosnia from the Austrians who took it from the Ottomans who annexed it from a medieval state of Bosnia that got independence from Hungary who got it from the Byzantines because Slavs migrated into the lands of the Byzantines who ruled over the to-become Ottoman Empire because they were the Eastern Roman Empire that split from the Western Roman Empire in 395 CE. The Romans took it during their conquests of Illyria before which the area was ruled by Illyrian tribes and kept contact with the Greeks, who had historical relations with states in the Middle East including Persia (whom they despised) and before Persia, the Lydian, Median, and Babylonian Empires. This proves that Babylon is at the centre of all problems to do with Bosnia and thus we should blame Nebuchadnezzar for WW1, WW2, and the Yugoslav Wars.

You blame it all on Babylon, but Babylon only came to exist because of Amorite tribes settling in Mesopotamia, and drawing upon Sumerian civilisation to craft their own city states.

[Polska Rzeczpospolita Robotnicza]

All because the Balkans were just emerging from the 2nd Balkan War so Greater Serbian nationalism led to Serbians wanting to take Bosnia from the Austrians who took it from the Ottomans who annexed it from a medieval state of Bosnia that got independence from Hungary who got it from the Byzantines because Slavs migrated into the lands of the Byzantines who ruled over the to-become Ottoman Empire because they were the Eastern Roman Empire that split from the Western Roman Empire in 395 CE. The Romans took it during their conquests of Illyria before which the area was ruled by Illyrian tribes and kept contact with the Greeks, who had historical relations with states in the Middle East including Persia (whom they despised) and before Persia, the Lydian, Median, and Babylonian Empires. This proves that Babylon is at the centre of all problems to do with Bosnia and thus we should blame Nebuchadnezzar for WW1, WW2, and the Yugoslav Wars.

You blame it all on Babylon, but Babylon only came to exist because of Amorite tribes settling in Mesopotamia, and drawing upon Sumerian civilisation to craft their own city states.

Only because agriculture came through from those early cities like Jericho and Gobekli Tepe...

[Ifreann]

All because the Balkans were just emerging from the 2nd Balkan War so Greater Serbian nationalism led to Serbians wanting to take Bosnia from the Austrians who took it from the Ottomans who annexed it from a medieval state of Bosnia that got independence from the Hungary who got it from the Byzantines because Slavs migrated into the lands of the Byzantines who ruled over the to-become Ottoman Empire because they were the Eastern Roman Empire that split from the Western Roman Empire in 395 CE. The Romans took it during their conquests of Illyria before which the area was ruled by Illyrian tribes and kept contact with the Greeks, who had historical relations with states in the Middle East including Persia (who they despised) and before Persia, the Lydian, Median, and Babylonian Empires. This proves that Babylon is at the centre of all problems to do with Bosnia and thus we should blame Nebuchadnezzar for WW1, WW2, and the Yugoslav Wars.

*Goes back in time to give early Babylon corona so it crumbles and doesn’t cause two world wars*

Don't you think time travellers have already thought of that? Babylon not falling causes four world wars.

[Insaanistan]

*Goes back in time to give early Babylon corona so it crumbles and doesn’t cause two world wars*

Don't you think time travellers have already thought of that? Babylon not falling causes four world wars.

...
Hol’ up.

[The Blaatschapen]

*Goes back in time to give early Babylon corona so it crumbles and doesn’t cause two world wars*

Don't you think time travellers have already thought of that? Babylon not falling causes four world wars.

Five actually.

Babylon five.

[Ellbonnia]

Five actually.

Babylon five.

God damn you, that got a chuckle out of me.