During WWI, many different people had opinions on the war. Some soldiers thought they were fighting for their country, while others did not believe the war was necessary at all. The French government thought that it was justified because of how Austria-Hungary attacked Russia, Austria-Hungary was outraged over the deaths of their rulers, so they demanded Serbia complete a list of commands the Austrian government sent. Russia stood up for Serbia and Austria-Hungary went to was with them as well. and Germany thought it was Their duty to stand up for their allies. Italy saw the invasion or Belgium as an atrocity that must be avenged. and England went to was to aid their ally France. From their respective points of view, all the nations thought they were right and had a justified cause. This plays a major part in not only WWI, but also sets the stage for WWII to occur.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Point of View in WWI
During WWI, many different people had opinions on the war. Some soldiers thought they were fighting for their country, while others did not believe the war was necessary at all. The French government thought that it was justified because of how Austria-Hungary attacked Russia, Austria-Hungary was outraged over the deaths of their rulers, so they demanded Serbia complete a list of commands the Austrian government sent. Russia stood up for Serbia and Austria-Hungary went to was with them as well. and Germany thought it was Their duty to stand up for their allies. Italy saw the invasion or Belgium as an atrocity that must be avenged. and England went to was to aid their ally France. From their respective points of view, all the nations thought they were right and had a justified cause. This plays a major part in not only WWI, but also sets the stage for WWII to occur.
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Hey nice post Brandon but I would also like to point out the cause of tensions between countries and how it led to the scenario you just described. France and Germany already had a long standing hatred towards one another, and much of the can be attributed to nationalism, militarism, and economic competition between the two countries. Austria-Hungary, on the other hand believed it was in the right when taking over Serbia (which started before the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand) as that was territory it had once ruled.
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