A Serbia extremist assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary empire to detonate the bomb installed in Balkan for European, and led The Great War began. The major Central Power countries launched their premeditated war plan to attack The Triple Entente countries. France and Russia can not against German and Austria-Hungary further. Because of “Schlieffen Plan” helps Germans to bypass French army near the border by invading through Belgium and Germans had a chance to capture Pairs. At another side, Russia has a potential revolution of Bolshevik, those inner events made her could not focus on the battle and quit the war soon. Especially, “Schlieffen Plan” led to Britain declaring war on Central Powers on August 4th, 1914. However, even the war already
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Ferguson thought Britain rushed into the war without fully prepared, “The cost of the first world war to Britain was catastrophic” and “really limited Britain's military capability throughout the interwar period” and “all those aristocratic officers, and the many skilled workers who died or were permanently incapacitated in the war”. Finally, “ left the British empire [become] a much weakened state” at postwar. However, his ideas have reasons to support, but most of the arguments justify in the opposite view point of Ferguson's idea that The Great war “is a necessary war for Britain”. Britain needs to fight this war, and her has to fight in this bloody war to uphold her honour and power. As one of a major member of Triple Entente, Britain has responsibility declaring war on Central Powers and rescue Belgium from German hands. Kaiser Wilhelm II 's forecast of the war “was small but wanted to be big” has become truth. The battles took place not only in Europe but also fight in Africa and Asia. Because Britain stands at the edge of Europe
Ferguson thought Britain rushed into the war without fully prepared, “The cost of the first world war to Britain was catastrophic” and “really limited Britain's military capability throughout the interwar period” and “all those aristocratic officers, and the many skilled workers who died or were permanently incapacitated in the war”. Finally, “ left the British empire [become] a much weakened state” at postwar. However, his ideas have reasons to support, but most of the arguments justify in the opposite view point of Ferguson's idea that The Great war “is a necessary war for Britain”. Britain needs to fight this war, and her has to fight in this bloody war to uphold her honour and power. As one of a major member of Triple Entente, Britain has responsibility declaring war on Central Powers and rescue Belgium from German hands. Kaiser Wilhelm II 's forecast of the war “was small but wanted to be big” has become truth. The battles took place not only in Europe but also fight in Africa and Asia. Because Britain stands at the edge of Europe