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The War to End All Wars

In many ways, one could argue that WWI was either preventable or inevitable. If we consider the leftover resentment from France after the Franco-Prussian War, the fact that the Habsburg heir line was in jeopardy and the overwhelming alliances between European powers it makes it look inevitable. On the other hand, some may argue that France’s immediate response, Russia’s overwhelming mobilization and Austria’s aggressive ultimatum would have been avoided and therefore the war could have been prevented. However; I believe that France’s resentment from the Franco-Prussian war, the threat to the Habsburg heir line and the alliances were issues that simply couldn’t be left unattended. The reasons for the inevitability of the conflict were that these issues were too serious to ignore. France’s resentment towards Germany was so important because the Deutsche had captured and conquered the French territories of Alsace and Lorraine during the Franco-Prussian War, thus leaving the French with an avid need for revenge. The fact that archduke Francis Ferdinand was the last of the Habsburgs was a cause for concern. His murder meant that the Habsburg empire would cease to exist and with it, arguably the most powerful country in Euro


If we pay close attention to the last three paragraphs we can come to the conclusion that the war was certainly inevitable. I have now proven that was unavoidable. The only argument against my statement could be that the war might have been postponed, but never stopped. The French resentment from the Franco Prussian war was overwhelming, the alliances were too powerful and the Habsburg heir line was about to disappear and the empire with it. If someone still wants to doubt my facts, I must tell you; the only way to stop the war could have been if some kind of European Union would have been created between all empires in the continent in order to form one gigantic powerful. Other than that I rest my case.

Another issue was the potential death of the Habsburg empire due to the murders of emperor Franz Joseph’s son and wife. The last Habsburg liable to rule the Austro-Hungarian empire was Archduke Francis Ferdinand, the king’s nephew. His death would mean the destruction of one of the major empires in Europe over the last 500 years. This potential collapse would cause a chain reaction that would not only destroy the nations in central and eastern Europe, but would also inevitably result in World War I.

pe. The alliances were formed by strong countries such as Russia, Austria, France, Germany, Britain and others; all countries with a strong sense o

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