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Why did germany join ww1

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Germany joined The Great War when their ally and culturally affiliated nation Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia after the assassination of Franz-Ferdinand.
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One line of interpretation, promoted by German historian Fritz Fischer in the 1960s, argues that Germany had long desired to dominate Europe politically and economically, and seized the opportunity that unexpectedly opened in July 1914, making Germany guilty of starting the war.

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