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1
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Who said: “No one nation deserves all the responsibility for the outbreak of war, but Germany seems to me to deserve it most.”

A

Sir Max Hastings

2
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Who did Sir Max Hastings blame the start of the war on?

A

Germany, mostly

3
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Who does Sir Richard Evans blame for the start of the war?

A

Serbia

4
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Who said ‘Serbian nationalism and expansionism’ was to blame for the start of the war?

A

Sir Richard Evans

5
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What does Gerhard Hirschfeld blame for the start of the war?

A

Germany’s imperial ambitions

6
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What did Gerhard Hirschfield say about German conservative elites?

A

They “were convinced that a European war would help to fulfill Germany’s ambitions for colonies”

7
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Complete the quote: The German “elites were convinced that a European war would ____ _____ Germany’s _______ for colonies”

A

The German “elites were convinced that a European war would help fulfill Germany’s ambition for colonies”

8
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Who does Gary Sheffield blame for the start of WWI?

A

“the leaders of Germany and Austria-Hungary”

9
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Who placed blame on “the leaders of Austria-Hungary”?

A

Gary Sheffield

10
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What did Catriona Pennell say Germany suffered from?

A

A “younger child” complex (when it came to empires)

11
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What did Catriona Pennell argue about Germany?

A

That it saw an opportunity to gain a greater empire through war