To What Extent Did the Royal Inbreeding Cause the First World War?

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The war essentially was a family squabble among inbred diseased (hemophilia) and deformed (Hapsburg chin) royals who stirred up a conflict in which millions of ordinary men and women died.  To what extent would republics have changed the result?

oldcraggyguy · Accepted Answer

None: Although Kaiser Wilhelm, King George, and Nicholas of Russia were related, WW1 was caused by governments and military infrastructure not understanding the significance of how technology had changed armies since, let's say, the American Civil War which ended in 1865. Once mobilizations started in 1914, career politicians and soldiers thought they could be rescinded, but were wrong.  Once the mobilized armies appeared on the frontiers, they had to start moving.  As Bonaparte once said, "a bayonet is a wonderful, multi-purpose tool capable of assisting in many tasks, but one cannot sit on it."

Anonymous · Answer

None the man that Murdered some Archduke was Not related to him

and when Germany Invaded Belgium and Brought the UK into the war had Nothing to do with family relations

Anonymous · Answer

None whatsoever.

? · Answer

It is your opinion and in any case would of happened anyway.

? · Answer

History - FAIL*

*(subject to the 2021 GCSE results rationalisation algorithm, ask your teacher)

Anonymous · Answer

To essentially no extent.  This wasn't a family squabble among aristocrats.  It was a geopolitical fight among nation states.  The royals had relatively little to do with formulating policy.   And theoretically monarchical interbreeding like that is supposed to prevent wars by making all the leaders part of the family

To What Extent Did the Royal Inbreeding Cause the First World War?

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