The Relationship Between Czar Nicholas And Kaiser Wilhelm

Relations between the French and Germans were additionally beset, while France and Russia likewise had their disparities. The leaders of Austria-Hungary considered Serbia in charge of Archduke Francis Ferdinand 's demise in a terrorist assault in 1914. Leaders of Austria-Hungary wanted to rally the people of their vanishing empire going to war against the minuscule Serbia, trusting a

1914 was a devastating year for many countries of the world, as world war one began to take full effect. But as world war one shook the world; it began to question Nicholas II’s ability to rule Russia. In this essay i will discuss the extent of world war one’s responsibility in Nicholas II’s downfall, and the extent of other contributing factors. I will argue that Nicholas II’s own traits as a leader were the main reason for his downfall.

This leads to the conclusion that the European powers were ready for war in 1914. It is important to realize that since the European powers made alliances with each other, small arguments concerning one power might lead to a war involving all the powers. In the case of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, this situation created a serious misunderstanding between Austria-Hungary and Serbia and as a result, the other nations in Europe involved in alliances with either 2 countries were obligated to support them. Alliances were originally created strictly for defensive purposes but by 1910, many of the alliances had changed their character like the Austro-German alliance. Germany promised to give military aid to Austria-Hungary to invade Serbia and on the other hand, Russia provided Serbia with military assistance. As alliances had become instruments of national aggression, the chances of war doubled. The probability of Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia due to the death of their heir increased because Austria-Hungary could rely on the support of Germany to help achieve its goal. In addition, this fragile interlock of alliances relied on the leaders of the European countries to act reasonably however, this was not the case in the situation of World War 1. The Kaiser of Germany felt his country was being denied the chance to unleash its full potential by Britain so the power hungry ruler was determined to

As World War I was heading towards its end Russia was focusing on internal issues. Led by Vladimir Lenin the Bolsheviks embarked on a campaign against the war. Using propaganda which focused on trying to turn the allied troops against their officers Lenin looked to inspire a socialist revolution. The Bolsheviks were also fueled by the poor conditions of the Russian Army. Nicholas II, in a letter to his wife Alexandra, admitted the obstacles that the Russian Army faced, "Again that cursed question of shortage of artillery and rifle ammunition - it stands in the way of an energetic advance." Czar Nicholas tried to deny the fact that his Army was in no condition to continue the fight. Lenin and the Bolsheviks used this information to gain

Because of the archduke’s assassination and the fact that Serbia rejected some of the ultimatums given by Austria-Hungary in order to preserve its sovereignty, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. After the takeover of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria-Hungary, Russia and Austria-Hungary’s allies were committed to supporting their respective allies more effectively in the event of another crisis. Therefore, since Russia was determined to fully support Serbia, Czar Nicholas II ordered partial mobilization, the process of assembling troops and supplies and making them ready for war, of the Russian army against Austria-Hungary. Today, mobilization would not necessarily be considered as an act of war; however, at

But I cannot now recount the various misfortunes at your hands which have beset me owing to their multitude and since I am still filled with the grief of my soul.” Many state that Kurbsky’s address to Ivan the Terrible was the expression of all the Russian people that only he had the courage to express. Many say that the Tsar’s actions unfit and that it fails to represent Russia in all of its holiness. Ivan the terrible was deemed an extremely intelligent man. He started to become more enforceful and “terrible” after his wife Anastasia died.

Second, After The Black Hands had killed Franz Ferdinand The Black Hands thought a rebellion would happen when in reality, this lead to a chain reaction/domino effect. This lead to Austria-hungary declaring war on Serbia while war was declared on Serbia, Russia had an alliance with Serbia, Russia declared war on Austria-Hungary due to the alliance they made. While Russia declared war on Austria-Hungary, Germany helped out Austria-Hungary due to the alliance they had also made.After war was declared on Russia, France also had an alliance with them so they declared war on Germany. This all happened in a few days keep in mind, although Britain had nothing to do at all they sided with france in hopes of ending this war sooner. But in reality

Shortly after the assassination of Francis Ferdinand and his wife Sophie Austria-Hungary Chief of the Austrian General Staff, General Franz Conrad prepared, as he wanted war with Serbia and it was going to be an inevitable reality. Conrad obviously planned for a short war as he anticipated that Russia would not intervene in this affair and surely, no one else would get involved in such an inconsequential war on the behalf of a ragtag tiny state that was hardly respectable. In Conrad’s eye, this was Austria’s last viable chance to assert the countries importance in European affairs in order to reverse at long last the unsuccessful slide toward failure that had characterized imperial policy in late years. The subsequent investigation in Serajevo

On July 28, 1914 Austry-Hangry has declared war on Serbia. Action Austria-hangry it gets riaksi of Russia who were involved in the war by helping its ally Serbia. This development is worrying because the Austrian-German Hangry which is critical ally. In this situation the German asked Britain to help resolve this conflict. Britain has issued a ruling that Austria-Hangry can not destroy the integrity of Serbia and the need to withdraw from

He believd the war would result in a swift and crushing victory for the Triple Alliance (consisting of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy). In addition to militarism, imperialism was also a contributing fact to why Austria-Hungary and Germany were both eager to declare war on Serbia. Both countries had interests in securing more territory in the Balkans. As pointed out by Professor Gary Sheffield and Dr. Mombauer, they were aware that Russia would not stand idle to let the Triple Alliance expand into the Balkans. Russia desired to prevent this from occurring as they themselves were unable to establish a presence in the Balkans and did not wish to see anyone else do so, least of all

As Austria- Russian heir Franz Ferdinand was sent to Sarajevo in order to inspect the Austro-Hungarian troops there, he was assassinated on June 28th 1914 by a Serbian terrorist group known as Black Hand. This event is considered as being the physical catalyst; one event led to the other. Following this event, on the 6th July 1914, a telegram was sent by the German Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, to the German Ambassador at Vienna. This telegram also known as the “blank cheque” assures Austria-Hungary that could rely on German support for whatever actions Austria would choose to take following the assassination. On the 28th July 1914 at 11:00 am Austria-Hungary sends a telegram declaring war to Serbia. Russia whom believed that an active defence seemed like the best way to repel the Dual Alliance threat decided to offer full support to the Serbs and counted on their alliance with France for help. Germany in accordance with the Dual Alliance treaty made with Austria as well as their aggressive intension towards the east declares war on Russia. France in accordance with the Franco-Russian Alliance and their desire to regain Alsace and Lorraine from the Germans declares war on both Germany and Austria-Hungary.

As a result of their aggressive foreign policy and expansionism plans, by 1912 Germany found herself surrounded by hostile countries. The Kaiser and leading military leaders held a war cabinet meeting to discuss “how to get out of this mess”. It was decided that as they were surrounded by hostile countries that they would need an ally to help fight their way out. The decision to ally with Austria rather than Russia is what led to the signing of the “Blank Cheque” of support for Austria[6]. It was also decided that if a war happened that it would most likely be in the Balkans, and that the sooner it happened the better because if Russia had more time they could become too strong to defeat, and as their

Germany expected Austria to respond quickly to the assassination but Austria waited for a few weeks. When the Serbians rejected the Austrian ultimatum on July 25, Russia declared itself to be in a period of preparatory to war which seemed like mobilization although technically, it wasn’t. Russia’s foreign minister tried to emphasize this to the Germans. Tsar Nicholas II proved that measure on July 25, and it went into effect on July 26. Austria officially declared war on July 28. Then very quickly on July 30, Russia actually did mobilize. Germany warned Russia to stand down but on August 1, France decided to mobilize its forces in support of Russia. On the same day, Germany mobilized and declared war on Russia. August 3, Germany declared war

When viewing the correspondence between the Nicolas and Wilhelm it is important to note the vastly different opinions towards the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian heir, Franz Ferdinand. Russia’s ties with Serbia meant that is was profoundly important for them to either prevent a war declared on Serbia or defend them at all costs. However, Russia

The alliance system, which at that time was used to prevent any war, has caused this huge war when Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia, and making it ineluctable. This proves that the blank cheque that was given to Austria was reasonable, for Austria was Germany’s ally, and as allies, they should support each other. The same was done with Russia with countries in the Balkans. As Austro-Hungarian Empire declares war on Serbia, Russia mobilizes her army and prepares her troops to help the Serbs to protect themselves from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Germany,