As Germany was blamed for the WW1 is there any other situation in which the country that has lost the war was blamed for the cause of the war?
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WWII, basically the same thing. Germany was blamed the  most for everything.
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World War I \n \n \n1914—18, also known as the Great War, conflict, chiefly in Europe, among most of the great Western powers. It was the largest war the world had yet seen.\n\nCauses\n\nWorld War I was immediately precipitated by the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary by a Serbian nationalist in 1914. There were, however, many factors that had led toward war. Prominent causes were the imperialistic, territorial, and economic rivalries that had been intensifying from the late 19th cent., particularly among Germany, France, Great Britain, Russia, and Austria-Hungary.\n\nOf equal importance was the rampant spirit of nationalism, especially unsettling in the empire of Austria-Hungary and perhaps also in France. Nationalism had brought the unification of Germany by "blood and iron," and France, deprived of Alsace and Lorraine by the Franco-Prussian War of 1870—71, had been left with its own nationalistic cult seeking revenge against Germany. While French nationalists were hostile to Germany, which sought to maintain its gains by militarism and alliances, nationalism was creating violent tensions in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy; there the large Slavic national groups had grown increasingly restive, and Serbia as well as Russia fanned Slavic hopes for freedom and Pan-Slavism.\n\nImperialist rivalry had grown more intense with the "new imperialism" of the late 19th and early 20th cent. The great powers had come into conflict over spheres of influence in China and over territories in Africa, and the Eastern Question, created by the decline of the Ottoman Empire, had produced several disturbing controversies. Particularly unsettling was the policy of Germany. It embarked late but aggressively on colonial expansion under Emperor William II, came into conflict with France over Morocco, and seemed to threaten Great Britain by its rapid naval expansion.\n\nThese issues, imperialist and nationalist, resulted in a hardening of alliance systems in the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente and in a general armaments race. Nonetheless, a false optimism regarding peace prevailed almost until the onset of the war, an optimism stimulated by the long period during which major wars had been avoided, by the close dynastic ties and cultural intercourse in Europe, and by the advance of industrialization and economic prosperity. Many Europeans counted on the deterrent of war's destructiveness to preserve the peace.\n\nWar's Outbreak\n\nThe Austrian annexation (1908) of Bosnia and Herzegovina created an international crisis, but war was avoided. The Balkan Wars (1912—13) remained localized but increased Austria's concern for its territorial integrity, while the solidification of the Triple Alliance made Germany more yielding to the demands of Austria, now its one close ally. The assassination (June 28, 1914) of Archduke Francis Ferdinand at Sarajevo set in motion the diplomatic maneuvers that ended in war.\n\nThe Austrian military party, headed by Count Berchtold, won over the government to a punitive policy toward Serbia. On July 23, Serbia was given a nearly unacceptable ultimatum. With Russian support assured by Sergei Sazonov, Serbia accepted some of the terms but hedged on others and rejected those infringing upon its sovereignty. Austria-Hungary, supported by Germany, rejected the British proposal of Sir Edward Grey (later Lord Grey of Fallodon) and declared war (July 28) on Serbia.\n\nRussian mobilization precipitated a German ultimatum (July 31) that, when unanswered, was followed by a German declaration of war on Russia (Aug. 1). Convinced that France was about to attack its western frontier, Germany declared war (Aug. 3) on France and sent troops against France through Belgium and Luxembourg. Germany had hoped for British neutrality, but German violation of Belgian neutrality gave the British government the pretext and popular support necessary for entry into the war. In the follow
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France.\n\nHISTORICAL NOTE:  This incident occurred prior to the recent riots where two 15 year old rioters completely destroyed the White Flag factory near Paris.  Government spokesman, Sock Ray Blue, said "the factory is crucial to the French government, the highest priority possible has been assigned to the rebuilding efforts".  Additionally, he asked all potential attackers to please refrain until France's ability for "rapid surrender" is restored.
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The First World War, or (before 1939) the Great War, was a world conflict lasting from August 1914 to the final Armistice on November 11, 1918. The Allied Powers (led by the United Kingdom, France and until 1917 Russia, and, after 1917, the United States) defeated the Central Powers (led by the German Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire). The war caused the collapse of four empires and a radical change in the map of Europe and the Middle East.
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Entangling alliances triggered by the assassination.  Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia because of the assassination.  Serbia was allied with Russia, so Russia was dragged into the war.  Germany mobilized to attack Russia, but Russia was allied with France so France came to Russia's defense.  Germany and France had been at war before and had plans for invading each other.  France's entry into the war led Germany to use one of their old plans for invading France which required them to march through Belgium.  Britain was allied with Belgium and had pledged to help Belgium in the event of an attack by Germany, so Britain was pulled in on the side of the French and Russians.  Since Britain was involved, that meant all of her colonies were involved as well.  \n\nThe book The Guns of August has lots of details on the causes of the war.\n\nAlso, check out the Wikipedia article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causes_of_World_War_I
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It all came down primarily to nationalism. Germany was aroused by feelings of great nationalism after the 1872 victory over France that united most of modern Germany (and then some) under the Prussian monarchy of the Hohenzollerns. Germany and Austria-Hungary were united based on the fact that they shared a common language and culture...until you came to the Baltic states and the other Eastern European countries. Always hateful of Russia, Turkey (still under the long-standing rule of the Ottoman Empire) joined Germany and Austria- Hungary in the Tripartite Alliance. \n\nItaly joined Britain, France, and Russia after a great deal of prodding. Japan also joined the Allies (little known to many...and big surprise, they attacked China). Then the United States entered the war, and the Allies won soon thereafter. After the war, the Ottoman Empire was crumbling and sank into oblivion. Britain held of all its possessions in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) and the Fertile Crescent (Palestine, Jordan, Syria, etc. as Israel did not exist yet). Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated the throne and went into exile. The Hohenzollern monarchy was forever gone despite two heirs to the throne having been present at the time. Austria-Hungary was broken down into many smaller countries to include Czechoslovakia, Bosnia, Serbia, etc. Turkey's borders receded to almost it's present borders, and Prussia was separated from the German Fatherland by a corridor to the sea given Poland.
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At the time of the First World War, Germany was an Absolute Monarchy, governed by Kaiser Wilhelm; in 1939 at the start of the Second World War, it is arguable that Germany was a democracy, as although the Nazis had been democratically elected to the Reichstag (Parliament), they were not the majority Party, and had been handed power by the senile Chancellor Hindenburg.  They had also suspended all elections and banned all other political parties, so they did not meet the accepted criteria of being a democracy.\n\nAs for today: two democracies had a small war earlier this year - Israel and Lebanon are both democracies, so the answer to that part of yor question is "yes".
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The First World War, or (before 1939) the Great War, was a world conflict lasting from August 1914 to the final Armistice on November 11, 1918. The Allied Powers (led by the United Kingdom, France and until 1917 Russia , and, after 1917, the United States) defeated the Central Powers (led by the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire). \n\nThe Allies won.
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I'd say WWI, after WWII the soviets and Americans were pretty much at eachother's throats and the advent of the atomic age ensured heightened levels of paranoia from all sides now that a single bomber could level a city.\n\nAfter WWI things could have gone a lot better if the allied powers weren't so harsh on germany (but that goes back to the french's stupidity during the napoleonic wars, but I digress) and if the stock market hadn't crashed hitler would have had a much harder time coming to power.
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I am not going to answer that question for you because that seems like a homework question - but as I normally do I will give you websites so that you can read find out the answers for yourself (I am sure that is what your teacher would want you to do - answer this question yourself - plus you wont learn the answer well if I just tell you it).\n\nFor WWI go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_war_one#Causes\n\nFor WWII go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_Two#Causes\n\nNeutrality Acts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutrality_Acts\n\nGood Luck!!!
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I like the first answer!\n\nHowever, I'll give in and give a bit more information.\n\nLook at Germany after WWI.  They were devastated, morally and economically.  They were supposed to pay gigantic reparations which realistically they could never pay.  Thus, they fell into a huge depression and were quite vulnerable to anyone who promised to "save" them.  A little wimpy untalented artist named hitler used incredible propaganda to bolster himself and his disgusting ideas.
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Nationalism....everyone had a heightend sense of pride in their own nation. It would be easier to bring up soliders for the "great war" since everyone believed their nation to be best and worth fighting for. Also like nations got into alliances and often these alliances got quite tangled and would eventually be seenas probably the one of the main causes for the war. Imperalism....the powers that be in Europe were all competing on the international level for resources, markets, and prestige. The highly hostile and competitive atmosphere because of conflicting interests helped add to a war climate. Militarism... since most of the main powers needed a strong military to be able to exert their imperial dominance, strong militaries were popular during the period. As one nation built up their arms, the others would follow suit in order to avoid the balance of power from tipping to far one way. Each of these causes helped build a foundation for war which was sparked because of the archdukes assination.
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Tough one. War sucks, but other countries helped us in the old days, we've made alliances, we should do our part to help.
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They started off already from very different levels of industrialization and education of the population.\nGermany as one country just started to be (http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/germany/bismarck.html), Russia was an empire under the Tsar for a long time already.\n\nCheck your history books regarding WW I and the consequences.\nCheck your history books regarding the October Revolution.\n\nRussia lost most of its intelligentsia in the civil disorder following the October Revolution. Germany lost most of its intelligentsia at the end of WW II.\n\nBoth had to rebuild from scratch after WW II. The Soviet Union used material from Germany to kick start their industry after WW II.
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It's invalid.\n\nThe question assumes that the only important input into this was American.  The Treaty was between a number of countries.  The attitudes and negotiating positions of the UK, France etc. were important, too.\n\nWilson was in fact far more realistic than most of the WW1 victors in realising that excessively punitive reparations demands on Germany would be counterproductive.\n\nI hope some of your US History lessons actually acknowledge the existance and importance of other countries in history sometimes!
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In the aftermath of the First World War, the Austria-Hungarian empire splintered due to the tensions of nationalism. Some people argue that Wilson's 14 points, which supported nationalism and the rights of free people to independence, was a catalyst for this. However, I believe that the Austria-Hungarian empire was already under the enormous strains of nationalistic pressures before the war, and it was their defeat in the war itself which precipitated its collapse.
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As you know, WW1 started with the assassination of an Austrian leader. At the end of WW1, Germany was still in a depressed state (like economic depression), and the time was ripe for new radical leadership with the ousting of the old. This new radical leadership, along with the newly invented propaganda machine of television, and Germany's economic state of despair, were the reasons for WW2. Hitler believed expansion of his "kingdom" (third Reich) was essential for Germany's economic prosperity. And at the time, gold was a limited supply, same as today, except that all money was backed by gold. Today, money is not backed by gold. And a limited supply of money made war an economical advantage, they war, they win, they take your gold. Today war is an economical burdon, it is not for gold, but for power.