the will to make war
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The Will to Make War
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Focusing Question
•How far did Europeansociety accept war asnatural and inevitable?
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Literature
• The idea and stories of war were oftentreated as a normal and romantic notion.
• War was a quick and decisive diplomaticproblem solver. You had winners, losersand a settlement that reflective it.
• War novels featuring a leading man inuniform was a popular trend.
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Literature
• Alongside novels, were accounts of a history anddestiny of nations.
• These works often spoke to a country's idealsand traditions.
• In Germany, Treitschke preached Germangreatness was based off her army and war wasan “institution ordained by God”.
• Bernhardi, saw the option of peace as “immoraland inhuman”. Germany’s role was either “Worldpower or destruction.
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The Press
• By the end of the 19th century mass-circulation press was common. Bad newssold better than good and this caused therise of sensationalism. Nationalisticfeelings were often played upon.
• The idea of the yellow press, and theirexaggerated nature helped to prepare thecountries for war. From 1905, the dailymail was prophesising a war betweenBritain and Germany.
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Patriotic Education
• As the nature of schooling changed intobeing readily available, more childrenwere taught about their nations history.
• French children were taught about howGermany had robbed them of Alsace andLorraine. Germans were taught about theirprecarious situation of being surround byenemies. Russians were taught aboutinvasions their nations had suffered.
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War and Society: Britain
• These all lead to a continued rise ofpatriotism throughout these nations.New groups, such as British boyscouts, formed as the futureprotectors of their nation.
• These patriotic felling's give rise theJingoism in Britain and the placementof the armed forces as the greatheroes of the Empire.
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War and Society
• The pan-German league promoted the idea that the areas would one day be united and form one large German state, which would dominate the world.
• In Russia, a similar idea of a pan-Slav movement existed.
• In France, they remained looking towards the areas of Alsace and Lorraine.
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War and Society
• The rise of militant nationalism alsopromoted the idea of social Darwinism.
• Only the fittest nations would survive inthe world struggle. In order to do so oneneeded armaments, solders and publicbacking.
• By 1914, the powers of Europe greetedwar with optimism and enthusiasm, seeingit as the way to answer the new worldsquestions.
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M.A.I.N Points
• Militarism
• Societies welcomed the increase in armaments as an crucial part of preparing a nation
• Alliances
• Imperialism
• Pan-German and pan-Slavic ideals arise
• The British empire must remain strong through strength both at home and overseas.
• Nationalism
• The populace are taught about their history and pride of their nation.
• Nationalistic feelings, such as British Jingoism, become more common and seen as a good reflection of the nation.
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Activities
•Complete resources A, C and F
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