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Keywords

Wettin family; Europe--History--1871-1918; Europe; 1871-1918; History;

Abstract

The causes of World War I have been written about so repeatedly that there would seem to be no facet left unexplored. A closer examination of this period of history will reveal that most of the writing is the product of nationalistic writers seeking to lay the war guilt at the door of their neighbor, or seeking to prove the innocenc of their own governments and countries. Leaders of the period have written voluminous memoirs carefully explaining their own purity of motive and action, and at the same time exposing their rivals as warmongers and deliberate war-makers., despite valiant efforts of the writers to avert conflict. If all these contradictory reports are construed as true, then the inescapable conclusion is that no one w.as really to blame, all the statesmen and governments were working for peace, and World War I could never have happened. But World War I did happen. Therefore the problem of its origins requires some study. The purpose of the study which follows is not to assess w.ar guilt or to gloss over the mistakes of any particular diplomat. The problem is the determination of the influence of the members of a particular family on the politics and diplomacy of Europe during the years immediately preceding the war.

Year of Submission

1960

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Education

Department

Department of Social Science

First Advisor

Lyman H. Harris

Second Advisor

Augusta Schurrer

Third Advisor

Leland L. Sage

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Date Original

1960

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1 PDF file (171 leaves)

Language

en

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