... required to gain respect from other countries which would prevent them from expounding ideas within the political forum, nor would the state be capable of fostering military resources. According to Edward Carr, "economic strength has always been an instrument of political power, if only through association with the military instrument. Only the most primitive kinds of warfare are altogether independent of ... issues among members of the alliance, yet at the same time be very important for that alliance's political and military relations with the rival bloc" (Betts, 122), as indicated by...

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... , Great Britain developed and grew their military simultaneously. This led to heightened tension and competition between the two nations. The man responsible for Britain's foreign policy in 1914 was Sir Edward Grey. Diplomacy and intervention on the part of Sir Grey could have helped to halt the war before it started. When it became obvious that Austria-Hungary leaders were looking ... ...

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... to Britain's 57 ships, but both countries were in the process of building more battleships. (17) Each country had its own excuses for increasing the size of their navy. Sir Edward Grey of Britain stated "Our navy is to us what the German Army is to Germany" (Cited on 17) In the Navy law Germany states that its navy was "to ... ...

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... I. Lenin indicted imperialism as the principal cause of the war. Woodrow Wilson saw the culprit in secret diplomacy. Wilhelm II blamed an anti-German conspiracy led by the English. Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign secretary quoted in his memoirs that the primary factor leading to war was the arms race. In the drafting of the Versailles treaty, the triumphant Allies ... ...

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