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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in History
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*Stevenson, D. 1914-18 pp. 37 - 44 This book had re-examined the causes of 08/11/21
(Penguin Books, 2012) World War 1, placing culpability onto
Germany’s unconditional support towards
Austria-Hungary which had been portrayed as
being a destruction of peace and incredibly
aggressive by this book, and the
government’s increased hostility towards the
rest of Europe, elucidating towards a pretence
that the answers of culpability lays within
Berlin’s provocation towards the rest of
Europe. In which, this book neglects other
connotations made by historians such as
McMeekin and Barnes, as he only focuses on
the faults of Germany rather than having a
balanced view, which could potentially
renounce his argument.
, *McMeekin, S. The pp. 12 - 47 The book rejects the standard ideology of 15/02/22
Russian Origins of the German culpability, and rather focuses on the
First World War (Harvard deliberate schemes that had come out of St.
University Press, 2013) Petersburg from the years leading up to
1914. The book references to Russia’s
imperial schemes with France, where
McMeekin ultimately blames their hunger to
achieve the Straits, arguing that it was
uncanny for a great power to mobilise their
army for another without having their own
aims. Completely taking a different stand to
Stevenson’s portrayal of the war.
*Barnes, H E. The pp. 96 - 141 This book walks through the events leading 05/04/22
Genesis of the World up to the war, evoking a rather unique
War (Forgotten Books, standpoint compared to the other extracts
2019) read as he has experienced the war himself.
The book itself places the blame of the war
onto France, Russia and Serbia. Similarly, to
McMeekin, Barnes advocates that the
imperialist goals stemming for these countries
are the reason behind the war, which the
book explores the foreign policy between
France and Russia, and Russia’s support for
Serbia, all for their own selfish objectives of
expansion.
Sheffield, G. A Short pp. 21-22 This book follows the common notion that 20/11/21
History of the First World Germany, along with Austria-Hungary are the
War (Oneworld ones holding the most responsibility.
Publications, 2014) Sheffield, similarly, to Stevenson argues that
due to Germany’s unconditional support
through the ‘Blank Cheque’, it pushed
