World War I
Through The Realist’s Lens
World War I or The Great War was a global war that shook the world to its core originated in Europe which took place from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. In analysing the First World War especially on how it started, many events can be attributed to it but to understand how and why the war happened, perhaps it is best to start from the Concert of Europe which some would argue, is the first domino piece that started the sequence of events that led to the First World War.
Ironically, the Congress of Vienna or Concert of Europe that was initiated by the Austrian State Chancellor, Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich as means to address issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars (1791- 1802) and
Through The Realist’s Lens
World War I or The Great War was a global war that shook the world to its core originated in Europe which took place from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. In analysing the First World War especially on how it started, many events can be attributed to it but to understand how and why the war happened, perhaps it is best to start from the Concert of Europe which some would argue, is the first domino piece that started the sequence of events that led to the First World War.
Ironically, the Congress of Vienna or Concert of Europe that was initiated by the Austrian State Chancellor, Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich as means to address issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars (1791- 1802) and