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Re: The ask a Historical Question thread
« Reply #30 on: October 19, 2015, 04:58:58 pm »
Asking who actually started WW1 is asking different people what their favourite colour is. There's a lot of different opinions on who or what did it, and it is a very complex situation. And al though the shooting of Franz Ferdinand certainly had impact, a lot of factors that played a long went back way further than 1914.
Thats why I asked, I want to know peoples opinion. What is yours for example ?
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« Reply #31 on: October 19, 2015, 04:59:43 pm »
Yeah. But for me it's the Serbian assassin. He ignited everything. But even if he didn't, something else would of happened which created a world war.

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« Reply #32 on: October 19, 2015, 05:25:43 pm »
Asking who actually started WW1 is asking different people what their favourite colour is. There's a lot of different opinions on who or what did it, and it is a very complex situation. And al though the shooting of Franz Ferdinand certainly had impact, a lot of factors that played a long went back way further than 1914.
Thats why I asked, I want to know peoples opinion. What is yours for example ?

My opinion is that the main cause was the system of alliances built up over the course of the 1890's and the first decade of the 1900's. It could have been a local conflict between the Austro-Hungarians and the Serbians but their alliances with Germany, Russia and France made everything escalate. And like McLovin said, even if the Serbian thing never happenend, something else would cause it anyway. All those treaties and military alliances would provide for the almost same result in the end.
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« Reply #33 on: October 19, 2015, 05:34:24 pm »
Germany did it, look ib the treaty of versailles
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« Reply #34 on: October 19, 2015, 05:36:01 pm »
Germany did it, look ib the treaty of versailles
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« Reply #35 on: October 19, 2015, 05:46:14 pm »
When did Germany start using the helmet they used in WWII?

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« Reply #36 on: October 19, 2015, 05:49:10 pm »
When did Germany start using the helmet they used in WWII?

The first Stahlhelm was introduced around 1916, 1917 if I recall correctly.
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« Reply #37 on: October 19, 2015, 05:50:29 pm »
Damn it, beat me to it.  >:(

Yes, it was invented in 1916. I can't decide between which 2 hats I like: pickelhaube or the stahlhelm.

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« Reply #38 on: October 19, 2015, 06:00:31 pm »
When did Germany start using the helmet they used in WWII?

The first Stahlhelm was introduced around 1916, 1917 if I recall correctly.
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« Reply #39 on: October 20, 2015, 02:56:55 pm »
Was Hitler good for Germany?
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« Reply #40 on: October 20, 2015, 04:19:16 pm »
Yes, to his own non-Jewish people. The town was in poverty, had a lack of food and was regarded, at the time, as one of the worst cities in the town. The people were very poor, and on Himmler's birthday they handed out free radios.

But was he good for Germany? Yes and no. He seemed to be good, treat his people nice and when the war started he was doing good by 1942, managing to conquer many countries and France fell very quickly. But then everything went downhill, and Germany got their army size decreased. So mostly yes, but also no in my opinion.

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« Reply #41 on: October 20, 2015, 09:01:33 pm »
What use were cavalry in WW1? Now I know that they transported things and other stuff, but what use were cavalry regiments that fought? They would get obliterated in the trenches.

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« Reply #42 on: October 20, 2015, 09:04:38 pm »
They did scouting and reconaissance before the armies started digging in.
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« Reply #43 on: October 20, 2015, 09:07:37 pm »
They did scouting and reconaissance before the armies started digging in.

Thanks for the insight.

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Re: The ask a Historical Question thread
« Reply #44 on: October 21, 2015, 12:14:35 am »
What use were cavalry in WW1? Now I know that they transported things and other stuff, but what use were cavalry regiments that fought? They would get obliterated in the trenches.

EDIT: Sorry for double post.

On the eastern front they sometimes fought as the distance were so big.
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