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Was Germany's involvement in WWI really based on a "hate-fueled, racist agenda"?

Of course it was for WWII but I thought Bismark was more into empire building than out to get rid of anyone except the Germans...




1. Bismark would have never supported Germany's behaviour leading up to WWI. The people in charge thought they had the genius of Bismark, but had a bit more in common with Nero.

2. The primary 'hate-fueled racist agenda' in WWI was the Serb-Austrian relationship... And that was less about direct racism, and more about imperialism. (Which the Entente was completely guilty of.)




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