Henry KissingerReal human[Auto-translated by DeepL] Imperial Germany provoked the war because, by building up her naval forces in the 10-year period before 1914, she was challenging Britain's naval supremacy, and her diplomatic strategy was to humiliate France and Russia to demonstrate to them that they were too weak to unite against Germany. As a result, the Germans forced these countries into an alliance, which Britain subsequently joined"
•Apr. 06, 2025
