Re: First world war quiz?
Guys....
British Navy used to depend on Coal
German Navy had changed over to using oil and hence were more powerful and faster.
GB used to pride it'self over the sea's, infact Britain used to rule the seas and had the best Navy
This came under threat...No way could the British afford the Germans getting a secure supply of oil ---They had just realised how powerful this new substance was...
Germany was building a railway all the way to present day Iraq in order to get it's solid supply of oil...This could not be allowed under any circumstances, remember...GB was a superpower then, just like USA is today.. Would the USA let any other country become a superpower and challenge it???
Hence the war...
This theory is flawed, because Germany first declared war against Russia, France and Belgium before Britain declared war on Germany.
Furthermore, the treaty that obligated Britain to attack any country that attacked Belgium was signed in 1839, long before the technology to power ships with oil was developed.