Was germany the blame for WWI and why?
NO, Germany was DEFINITELY not to blame for WWI. That’s a common misconception in Western Europe and the US partially because of Hitler’s tyrannous rule during WWII. Germany did not want to go to war with the whole world! They were hoping that the Serbian conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia would remain “localized”. Instead, Russia decided to help out Serbia’s plan of expanding in order to bring a potentially powerful Serbian state closer to them. The Serbians were, quite frankly, psycho nationalist in the build up to WWI. For example, the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was the final event that really pissed off Austria-Hungary. The Germans and Austro-Hungarians both agreed to protect each other because they felt threatened by Russia’s policy of expanding Serbia in the Balkans. Germany, like all other countries involved in WWI, created specific War Plans for what they would do in a possible outbreak of war. Germany’s plan was to avoid fighting a catastrophic defensive war
