Why Germany Had to Start the WarI

Why Germany collapsed in WW1

Imperial War Museums
Oct 16, 2024
In 1918, the Allies were preparing for the climatic showdown of the First World War’s. They expected the offensive into Germany to last well into 1919. But they were wrong. 

Instead, 1918 saw a catastrophic collapse in the German will to fight. German soldiers began ‘shirking’ or surrendering on mass. While at home, mutiny turned to open rebellion. By November 1918 the Great War was over.

So, what caused German morale to collapse? Why did German soldiers and citizens lose faith in a war they were certain they could win just months before?

To explore those questions, we’ll utilise IWM’s latest exhibition War and the Mind, which tackles the psychological dimensions of warfare from 1914 to the present day.


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Otto von Bismarck: The Iron Chancellor

Biographics
Apr 12, 2019
When Otto von Bismarck was born, Germany was a collection of 39 weak states cowering between the superpowers of France, Austria, and Russia. By the time he died, the German nation had been forged in blood and iron and Central Europe had a new sheriff in town. But while we all know the modern Germany he gave us, few of us know much about Bismarck himself. In this video, we take a look at the man known to history as the Iron Chancellor.


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How Did the German Empire Actually Work?

Look Back History
Oct 31, 2022
In 1871, Germany went from being a region full of separate states to being an empire. That certainly came with its complications, as the needs of a full cast of characters (from princes, to politicians, to the ordinary masses) now had to be accommodated within a single state. With the support of the new German Emperor, the Kaiser, one man set out to mold the new Germany in his image; his name was Otto von Bismarck, and he would design a multifaceted governmental structure for the empire. It would be one that ultimately put nearly all power in his own hands.

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How did Germany plan to "conquer the World" in WW1?
2021
Knowledgia
  #Documentary #History

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Who was Truly to Blame for World War One?? (NOT THE GERMANS!!)
2023
Henry Stewart History

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Why Germany Had to Start the War

Old Britannia
Apr 28, 2024  #German #History #WWI
In 1914, Germany gave Austria-Hungary the so-called 'blank cheque' that allowed it to declare war on Serbia and thus plunge Europe into the First World War.

This video aims to be a short analysis of why Germany and Austria felt desperate enough to undertake this radical course of action in 1914, whilst knowing there was a good chance of it leading to

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Why Germany Lost the First World War (Documentary)

The Great War
2023


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What did Germany want in WW1? | Kaiser Wilhelm, German Empire, Germany WW1

Jabzy
2022


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What did the Nazis want in WW2? | Nazi Empire, Greater German Reich, WW2 Alternative History
2023
Jabzy