why did germany went to war1914?

Question

tell me more on Social factor and the Ideological / Lebensraum in germany during ww1 1914

Answer 1

Oh goodness this is a hard question to answer in a forum like this because it is so complex.

In 1914 there were a lot of pressures building as countries expanded their colonial empires. England had the distinct advantage because they had a huge navy. Germany made the decision that the only way to secure their colonial interests was to build a navy of its own. An arms race ensued similar to the Cold War. The Germans began a huge program of construction of ships and actually began to come close to rivaling the English.

At the same time there was a system of alliance often hidden from public view. Germany maintained strong ties with the Austro-Hungarian Empire. When Archduke Ferdanand was assasinated in Sarajevo it gave the Austrians the excuse they wanted to expand their influence in the Balkins. The Serbs and Austro-Hungarians were not friends and after the killing Austria made a series of demands that the Serbs could not meet. The Serbs tried but in truth it was an excuse by the Austrians for war. So they invaded. The problem was that the Serbs are Slovak and an invasion in Serbia touched of an alliance with Russia. Russia was pre-Lenin and viewed the potential war as a threat to their influcence in Slavic speaking people. They also appreciated the opportunity to seize land.

As war clouds grew the Germans felt that the time had come to directly challenge British power. Since the Franco Prussian War the arms race had also existed between Germany and France resulting in a defensive posture between both nations. The Germans knew that if they were to challenge British Naval power they would have to remove British influence from contenental Europe and this meant seizing control of France and Belgium. They also hopped that a quick invasion of France and a victory like the achieved in the Franco-Prussian war would knock France out of the conflict and allow them to support the Austrians in the East and the British at sea.

The fascinating thing about WWI is that it was so much more then just a military conflict. Much of what we are today has roots in the conflict socialogically, technologically and politically. It marked the culmination of 19th century industrialism and the end of monarchy in much of Europe. It is no coinsidense that there are now monarchs existing today in the countries that signed on with the Germans. The labor movement took flight after the war as did the rights of women.

Worldwide it ended colonialism and began a process of nationalism. The Middle East was divided and the roots of many conflicts that exist today can be traced to that point.

I could go on and on but that is the base... Contact me if you would like to discuss more. As you can tell I love the topic.

Answer 2

"Lebensraum" was an issue brought up by Hitler, many years later in his rise to power and during the second world war. It wasn't specifically an issue, afaik, in the first world war (1914). While 1914 Germany was, like many of the European powers of the day, somewhat in the Empire building mentality, factors about them going to war didn't include 'Living Space' (Lebensraum).

Answer 3

On June 28, 1914, Gavrilo Princip shot and killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austrian throne, and his wife, in Sarajevo. Princip was a member of Young Bosnia, a group whose aims included the unification of the South Slavs and independence from Austria-Hungary (see also: the Black Hand). The assassination in Sarajevo set into motion a series of fast-moving events that escalated into a full-scale war. However, the distal causes of the conflict were multiple and complex.

Answer 4

Ben Newbon On 1st August 1914 Germany declared war on Russia. 2 days later Germany additionally declared war on France. The day after that Germany invaded Belgium and Britain declared war on Germany. This replaced into the initiating of international war a million, the total war. After the advent of the German empire in 1871 Germany immediately grew to grow to be industrialised and a powerful economic ability. as a effect of this rapid increasing by the ranks the German government grew to grow to be formidable and quickly grew to grow to be in touch with the aggressive colonial and naval struggles. in spite of the undeniable fact that a distinctive element best as much as Germany going to war it needless to say replaced into no longer the main on the spot because of the fact the war neither began interior the colonial lands nor at sea. The imperial and fiscal aspects have been only peripheral aspects, which brought about the different extra on the spot aspects such because of the fact the alliance equipment.

Answer 5

they went to war because they were allied with Austria. Austria declared war on Serbia because Archduke Franz Ferdinand (the heir to the Austrian throne) was assasinated in Serbia. This automatically brought Germany to Austria's side, and Russia to Serbia's. The whole war was a result of alliances made before the war even started. Germany,Austria and Italy VS France, Britain, Russia, Serbia, and eventually the USA

Answer 6

Don't forget to also look up the Schlieffen Plan (sp?) plan. this was the 3000 page war plan that was in effect at the time of the Archduke's assasination. it was the plan that called for Germany to sweep through belgium and france knocking them out of the war and then swinging back to the east to take care of the rest. as we all know the germans got bogged down in France and the rest is history. Good Times!

Answer 7

Germany went to war in 1914 for may reasons.

1. it had treaties with the Austrian Hungarian empire and had to fulfil them

2. it saw the war as an excuse to build up its overseas empire.

Answer 8

It was their desire to rule the world brought on by their erroneous opinion that Germans were better than everyone else. This escalated in WWII with the off the wall idea that they were the Master Race. Actually, they were just nuts. Or stupid.

Answer 9

all started with the assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. they were chums

Answer 10

I believe that it was because of an assassination, although I have forgotten the particulars. Peace