was the great war necessary?

To this day historians are debating whether, as Crowe framed the issue, Berlin was aiming at general political hegemony..., threatening the independence of her neighbors the existence of England, or whether Berlin's designs were no more confused and unpractical statesmanship not realising..

the morning of november 11, 1918

Erzberger wired Berlin that the terms were draconian, essentially disarming the German military and providing for Allied occupation of all German territory west of the Rhine. Berlin replied: accept the terms. Erzberger did so, and the Armistice was arranged for November 11, at 11:00 French..

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