The German empire might have provoked the ignition of the First World War also known as the "Great war" by their invasion of France via Belgium this being the initial act of confrontation. Would this make Germany guilty in sparking the war of all wars? Being a controversial topic still amongst historians today the majority agrees that a series of events resulting in triggers began the war involving all parties not just the German empire. …showed first 75 words of 971 total…

…showed last 75 words of 971 total…only made the German Empires position more tight. Germany can be blamed for the outbreak of war in 1914 for their general behavior of provoking and teasing other countries but because all nations played apart in different ways, everyone is responsible for being in the state of war in the first place. All powers seemed to want war and in 1914 all the nationalism and propaganda affected everyone in believing that what they are doing was justified.