Consider the fact that the first world war was not started

>>2279472
you're right

>>2279472
If you don't stop making threads with this topic your country will suffer terrible economic penalties

>>2279508
fuck off obongo

>>2279722
*imposes sanctions*

>>2279472
First World War was started by Nazis
Fight me

That may be true, but the second and third were.

>>2280834
ur gay i wun

HOL UP
*Produces the largest army in the world*
U SAYIN
*Invades Belgium*
WE NOT WARMONGERS N SHEET?
Declares war on Russia*

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>>2279472
It was Austria, it's always Austria.

>>2281073
>Implying
The Kaiser urged them on and guaranteed Austria support in the event of a war. It was literally Germany's fault.

>>2281086
That was an attempt to dissuade Austria from going to war by making them not want to drag their ally into an unnecessary conflict as well as intimidating other nations out of war with Austria.

>>2279472
i know that already

>>2281183
Germany only ended up with Austria (ironically, as it was a nation Bismarck had critically weakened decades earlier) because Kaiser Wilhelm II couldn't make sense or proper use of the clusterfuck madness of his former Chancellor's "big risk big gains" diplomacy and alienated his own country from alliances that would really matter.

>>2283093

That's why you don' fire your best diplomat before his time. The moment Bismarck got the boot a war was inevitable.