The Plan that STARTED World War I! | WW1 Documentary

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[@contexthistorychannel]

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[@Magavynhigara]

Been waiting for a vid like this.

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[@AlanSmart-g5e]

Alfred Von Scheiffen was a man of honour. But less honourable were the generals of 1914, who failed to commit fully to the plan, whilst turning a blind eye to the atrocities carried out by their armies against Belgian civilians. An excellent film. Clearly explained with engaging graphics and maps. But more emphasis should be put on Von Shleiffen’s honourable intentions. He saw his plan as a defensive one. But the Kaiser used it for aggressive purposes.

[@Jdjsjajsn]

Great video, truly. Title had me worried there for a second

[@contexthistorychannel]

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[@andrewj497]

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[@sonnyjim5268]

Thank you for your work. Very interesting.

[@contexthistorychannel]

Appreciate you watching! I thought it was so fascinating to research that why i ended up making it so long

[@KyleLarsen-bw5hw]

Yeah I’m into this!

[@abc_13579]

It's true that the Franco-Prussian War led to extensive, detailed planning for future wars among the world’s most powerful nations. This change occurred because the war coincided with the peak of the Industrial Revolution. The war highlighted the enormous advantage of paying attention to the details required to quickly put vast numbers of well-equipped soldiers on the battlefield. Suddenly, one power's ability to do that (Prussia) gave them enough of an advantage to win a war.

[@ilokivi]

There was no “war guilt” clause in the Treaty of Versailles. Article 231 states that Germany accepted responsibility for the war and its consequences. While this may be interpreted as allotting blame, the treaty does not state this.

[@scottjuhnke6825]

There was no Schlieffen Plan. It was a sketch of an idea. Von Moltke, the Younger, inherited Schlieffen's documents, and turned the idea into a plan.

[@abc_13579]

[1:32:08] “The Shliffen plan would have simply collected dust had it not been for the leaders of all the major powers taking Europe down a path of competition and rivalry.” Although I agree with you, it's important to point out that a war would've broken out eventually between France, Germany, and Russia. It was just a matter of time. Throughout human history, when one group sees the other getting stronger by the year, they don't just sit idly by; they do what they can to prevent it. From France’s point of view, they saw how fast Germany was industrializing and felt they had no choice but to stop them. Creating an alliance with Russia was a dream come true for them. France pushed Russia to go along with them in a war against Germany, and the pushing intensified after 1910. This French stance made sense. Time was against them; the discrepancy between Germany's military might and that of France was growing by the year; for the first time in decades, Paris had an alliance with Russia, and France had settled their disputes with England. France had every interest in fighting Germany sooner rather than later. To say then that the French leadership pushed France into a war is not fair. The same goes for Germany. They also felt that their interest was to have a war sooner rather than later. Berlin lived in mortal fear of Russia due to its enormous population, and this only intensified when Germany saw how fast Moscow was industrializing. Imagine how Germany felt when they saw Russia's alliance with France; they must've felt cornered. Berlin justifiably concluded they should destroy Russia's military and infrastructure before it developed further. Note that it was generally accepted at the time that Russia was considered a sleeping giant that would soon be a superpower due to its size. Given all of this, it would've taken an incredible leader to prevent war from breaking out. I can't think of a single instance in history when a country saw that its strategic geopolitical situation was worsening by the year-with the potential of getting far worse-yet decided to be optimistic and not provoke a war.

[@TheLucanicLord]

I'm pretty sure there was an ostrich.

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Thank you for subscribing and watching! This video was a beast to make haha

[@TheLucanicLord]

2:52 No, they were _wary._

[@pocketstring3634]

Verdun

[@TheLucanicLord]

The Pink Panther's favouritr battle.

[@alexhubble]

You know, when you break it down, this plan is a bit shxt. And Moltke the younger is so feeble you wonder how he got to be in charge of anything.