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Events that sparked WWI

22 points by lumelet 12y ago

desireco42 12y ago
As a Serbian, I see a lot of rewriting history in recent years where Germans want to shift responsibility for horrible acts of savagery to others, especially as EU does carry some of the nazi ideals. On the other hand, having more balanced approach to events is certainly welcome. Britain for example is not completely innocent at all and prevailing sentiment was always to blame Germans for everything.
DanAndersen 12y ago
I've started listening to the WWI episodes of Dan Carlin's podcast "Hardcore History." He does a good job of intensely conveying the mindset that got the European powers into that war. Part 1: http://www.dancarlin.com//disp.php/hharchive/Show-50---Blueprint-for-Armageddon-I/First%20World%20War-World%20War%20One-Great%20War http://www.dancarlin.com//disp.php/hharchive/Show-50---Bluep... Part 2: http://www.dancarlin.com//disp.php/hharchive/Show-51---Blueprint-for-Armageddon-II/First%20World%20War-World%20War%20One-Great%20War http://www.dancarlin.com//disp.php/hharchive/Show-51---Bluep... Part 3: http://www.dancarlin.com//disp.php/hharchive/Show-52---Blueprint-for-Armageddon-III/World%20War%20One-Great%20War-history http://www.dancarlin.com//disp.php/hharchive/Show-52---Bluep...
- whistlerbrk 12y ago
  Was just about to comment the same. Dan Carlins podcasts are great. Starting at Archduke Ferdinand oversimplifies
- dredmorbius 12y ago
  You wouldn't happen to have a pointer to a synopsis or transcript of this, would you? I'm afraid I don't have nine hours I care to commit to this right now.
Blahah 12y ago
Private Baldrick: No, the thing is: The way I see it, these days there's a war on, right? and, ages ago, there wasn't a war on, right? So, there must have been a moment when there not being a war on went away, right? and there being a war on came along. So, what I want to know is: How did we get from the one case of affairs to the other case of affairs? Captain Blackadder: Do you mean "How did the war start?" Lieutenant George: The war started because of the vile Hun and his villainous empire- building. Captain Blackadder: George, the British Empire at present covers a quarter of the globe, while the German Empire consists of a small sausage factory in Tanganiki. I hardly think that we can be entirely absolved of blame on the imperialistic front. Lieutenant George: Oh, no, sir, absolutely not. Private Baldrick: I heard that it started when a bloke called Archie Duke shot an ostrich 'cause he was hungry. Captain Blackadder: I think you mean it started when the Archduke of Austro-Hungary got shot. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=641_1285524199 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=641_1285524199
Kiro 12y ago
https://twitter.com/prchovanec/status/482813849876594689/photo/1 https://twitter.com/prchovanec/status/482813849876594689/pho... I was expecting a more antique gun.
- dredmorbius 12y ago
  "Modernism" is much older than you'd think. Look up Biedermeier school sometime: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biedermeier http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biedermeier
Theodores 12y ago
That is the tedious history nonsense we tell children. This is HN, we have better discussions, for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad_Railway#Role_in_origins_of_World_War_I http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad_Railway#Role_in_origins...
dredmorbius 12y ago
For a highly provacative and informative lesser-known history of WWI, see Robert Newman's History of Oil. http://fixyt.com/watch?v=GIpm_8v80hw http://fixyt.com/watch?v=GIpm_8v80hw The book (and PBS/BBC series) The Prize also includes some highly interesting aspects on both WWI and WWII and the role of oil in combat. Though the concerns over the Berlin-Baghdad Railroad Newman highlights aren't discussed. http://fixyt.com/watch?v=ioazMpe1SHE http://fixyt.com/watch?v=ioazMpe1SHE (around 41m46s)
chestnut-tree 12y ago
The BBC is broadcasting and publishing tons of stuff about WWI. Perhaps too much to be honest. However, for those who are interested in the history, they have some informative guides. Today (June 28) is the day that Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assasinated in 1914: 37 Days: Countdown to World War One http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/zgy334j http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/zgy334j

22 points by lumelet 12y ago

As a Serbian, I see a lot of rewriting history in recent years where Germans want to shift responsibility for horrible acts of savagery to others, especially as EU does carry some of the nazi ideals. On the other hand, having more balanced approach to events is certainly welcome. Britain for example is not completely innocent at all and prevailing sentiment was always to blame Germans for everything.

DanAndersen 12y ago

I've started listening to the WWI episodes of Dan Carlin's podcast "Hardcore History." He does a good job of intensely conveying the mindset that got the European powers into that war. Part 1: http://www.dancarlin.com//disp.php/hharchive/Show-50---Blueprint-for-Armageddon-I/First%20World%20War-World%20War%20One-Great%20War http://www.dancarlin.com//disp.php/hharchive/Show-50---Bluep... Part 2: http://www.dancarlin.com//disp.php/hharchive/Show-51---Blueprint-for-Armageddon-II/First%20World%20War-World%20War%20One-Great%20War http://www.dancarlin.com//disp.php/hharchive/Show-51---Bluep... Part 3: http://www.dancarlin.com//disp.php/hharchive/Show-52---Blueprint-for-Armageddon-III/World%20War%20One-Great%20War-history http://www.dancarlin.com//disp.php/hharchive/Show-52---Bluep...

whistlerbrk 12y ago
Was just about to comment the same. Dan Carlins podcasts are great. Starting at Archduke Ferdinand oversimplifies
dredmorbius 12y ago
You wouldn't happen to have a pointer to a synopsis or transcript of this, would you? I'm afraid I don't have nine hours I care to commit to this right now.

Blahah 12y ago

Private Baldrick: No, the thing is: The way I see it, these days there's a war on, right? and, ages ago, there wasn't a war on, right? So, there must have been a moment when there not being a war on went away, right? and there being a war on came along. So, what I want to know is: How did we get from the one case of affairs to the other case of affairs? Captain Blackadder: Do you mean "How did the war start?" Lieutenant George: The war started because of the vile Hun and his villainous empire- building. Captain Blackadder: George, the British Empire at present covers a quarter of the globe, while the German Empire consists of a small sausage factory in Tanganiki. I hardly think that we can be entirely absolved of blame on the imperialistic front. Lieutenant George: Oh, no, sir, absolutely not. Private Baldrick: I heard that it started when a bloke called Archie Duke shot an ostrich 'cause he was hungry. Captain Blackadder: I think you mean it started when the Archduke of Austro-Hungary got shot. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=641_1285524199 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=641_1285524199

Kiro 12y ago

https://twitter.com/prchovanec/status/482813849876594689/photo/1 https://twitter.com/prchovanec/status/482813849876594689/pho... I was expecting a more antique gun.

dredmorbius 12y ago
"Modernism" is much older than you'd think. Look up Biedermeier school sometime: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biedermeier http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biedermeier

Theodores 12y ago

That is the tedious history nonsense we tell children. This is HN, we have better discussions, for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad_Railway#Role_in_origins_of_World_War_I http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad_Railway#Role_in_origins...

dredmorbius 12y ago

For a highly provacative and informative lesser-known history of WWI, see Robert Newman's History of Oil. http://fixyt.com/watch?v=GIpm_8v80hw http://fixyt.com/watch?v=GIpm_8v80hw The book (and PBS/BBC series) The Prize also includes some highly interesting aspects on both WWI and WWII and the role of oil in combat. Though the concerns over the Berlin-Baghdad Railroad Newman highlights aren't discussed. http://fixyt.com/watch?v=ioazMpe1SHE http://fixyt.com/watch?v=ioazMpe1SHE (around 41m46s)

chestnut-tree 12y ago

The BBC is broadcasting and publishing tons of stuff about WWI. Perhaps too much to be honest. However, for those who are interested in the history, they have some informative guides. Today (June 28) is the day that Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assasinated in 1914: 37 Days: Countdown to World War One http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/zgy334j http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/zgy334j