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A concise, reliable, readable and up-to-date account for students of the origins of the First World War. The study of the First World War is key to all courses in Modern European History. Written to be a clear, concise introduction, without being simplistic. Suitable as an introduction for those new to the subject, or as a quick source of reference for more advanced undergraduates who may be struggling with early twentieth century geo-politics. It includes a particularly helpful guide to further reading divided by geographical region and by topic to support essay writing. Also offers a section of documents that includes key treaties, crises and representations of popular militarism and nationalism, as well as a chronology, glossary and who's who.

Gordon Martel is Professor and Chair of History at the University of Northern British Columbia and Senior Research Fellow, De Montfort University.

Acknowledgements	p. ix
Chronology	p. x
Who's Who	p. xv
Glossary	p. xix
Maps	p. xxiii
Analysis and Assessment	p. 1
The Problem	p. 3
The Outbreak of War	p. 3
Explaining Causes	p. 5
The Great Powers to 1900	p. 16
The Triple Alliance	p. 16
The Dual Alliance	p. 32
Great Britain	p. 43
The European Crisis	p. 50
The Diplomatic Revolution	p. 50
The Vortex of South-eastern Europe	p. 63
Assessment	p. 79
Documents	p. 89
The Dual Alliance	p. 90
The Triple Alliance	p. 90
Bismarck's Eastern Policy	p. 91
The Kaiser and Bismarck's Departure	p. 92
The 'Willy-Nicky' Correspondence	p. 93
The Franco-Russian Alliance	p. 94
Franco-Russian Military Convention	p. 95
The 'Kruger Telegram'	p. 96
The Tirpitz Memorandum of June 1897	p. 96
Germany and 'World Policy'	p. 97
Economic Parasites of Imperialism	p. 98
The Anglo-Japanese Alliance	p. 100
Germany, Britain and Morocco	p. 100
Manifesto of Futurism	p. 101
The Black Hand	p. 102
Capitalism in the Balkans	p. 103
Russia's Balkan Policy	p. 105
Lloyd George's Mansion House Speech	p. 105
The 'War Conference' of December 1912	p. 106
Germany, Sir Edward Grey and Foreign Policy	p. 108
English Opinion and the Triple Entente	p. 109
Germany and the Assassination	p. 110
The Kaiser's 'Blank Cheque' to Austria	p. 112
Germany's Balkan Policy	p. 112
Russia and the Threat of Revolution	p. 113
The Policy of Sir Edward Grey	p. 114
The Austrian Ultimatum	p. 115
Italy and the Breakdown of the Triple Alliance	p. 117
Serbia's Reply to the Ultimatum	p. 118
Britain's Response to the Serbian Reply	p. 120
Germany's Response to the Serbian Reply	p. 121
The Russian Mobilisation	p. 123
Germany and the Next War	p. 123
Further Reading	p. 127
References	p. 152
Index	p. 155
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Origins of the First World War: Revised 3rd Edition

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