The primary thing I've noticed in reading "The First World War" is the speed with which diplomatic relations unraveled and everything spiraled out of control. What started as a seemingly innocuous event and a small blip in the history books quickly became one of the most deadly and all-encompassing wars in human history. When Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, the retaliation by Austria-Hungary and the overreaction by the Russian empire in their quick defense of Serbia created a domino effect among the major players in Europe that unraveled previous alliances and treaties. It is truly astounding that the assassination of one man could lead to the sixth-deadliest conflict in recorded history and the creation of the Lost Generation.
First Impressions
Submitted by Victoria McGouran on Sun, 01/27/2013 - 18:43
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Jeff Drouin
Sun, 01/27/2013 - 22:23
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Yes, the rapidity of the
Yes, the rapidity of the diplomatic unraveling and loss of control to secondary and tertiary powers is one of the most frightening aspects of the War's beginning. Try to go a little deeper, though. Remember, one of the requirements for blog posts is to quote from the text. Pick an interesting sentence, say, and expand upon it a little bit. Keeping to the text like that will ensure that you lend depth to the general thoughts you raise. Another requirement is to tag the post with relevant subject headings, so be sure to do that too!