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Pitanje odgovornosti za izbijanje Prvog svjetskog rata u svjetskoj historiografiji
The Question of Responsibility for the Outbreak of the First World War in World historiography

Author(s): Muhamed Nametak
Subject(s): Military history, Studies in violence and power, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Institut za istoriju
Keywords: legal responsibility; moral responsibility; First World War; Sarajevo assassination; Bosnia and Herzegovina; historiography;

Summary/Abstract: Based on the literature, which was created in various periods of time, the author discusses the views of most belligerents on the issue of responsibility for the outbreak of the First World War. The characteristic of most of the works on this topic is that the responsibility was transferred to the other side, and that one’s own moves were relativized. However, it is noticeable that from time to time, ideas also appeared in certain environments, which were apologetic in nature and distributed guilt more evenly. To this day, there is no consensus on the outbreak of war, and the issue of responsibility is usually brought to light on the anniversary of the war.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 50
  • Page Range: 139-163
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Bosnian