(May 18, 2015 at 11:18 am)Minimalist Wrote:(May 18, 2015 at 6:09 am)Saxmoof Wrote: Was WW1 really completely pointless/avoidable?
Pointless? Probably. Avoidable? Probably not.
Yeah I don't think WW1 was avoidable. Tensions had been rising between France/Great Britain and Germany for years prior. Even if the 1914 crisis hadn't occurred something else would have set of that powderkeg. I think that animosity is clearly shown in the sanctions and reallocation of lands applied to Germany that led to the 2nd world war.