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=Welcome to 'Hammer or Anvil' - a wiki for Year 11 History= In 1899 the German Chancellor Prince Bernhard von Bulow said:

//The means of fighting the battle of existence in this world without strong armaments on land and water, for a nation soon to count 60 millions, living in the centre of Europe and at the same time stretching out its economic feelers in all directions, have yet to be found. In the coming century the German nation will either be the hammer or the anvil.// as quoted in Allan T, (2002) //The Causes of World War I,// Heineman, Oxford

The First World War was led to over ten million battlefield deaths, shifted the balance of power away from Europe for the first time and set the conditions for an even more catastrophic war in 1939-45. The Treaty of Versailles laid the blame at the feet of Germany. This wiki explores whether Germany was the hammer or the anvil.

The wiki will evaluate Germany's role in the outbreak of the Great War and from that determine what level of responsibility Germany should accept for the War.

Why a wiki?
A wiki is an easily edited webpage. This suits our unit well. The wiki format can keep pace with out growing knowldege of this complex subject. We can update the wiki and reorganise it as we bring on new information. Here are a set of rules to govern our engagement with this site. Read more about wikis and why we are using one at the About the wiki page

Analysing Sources
Looking critically at sources is an important skill. Check the Source Analysis Tools page for some useful techniques.

How to use it
Use the links to the left of this page to navigate between the pages. If you have something to add, click 'edit' at the top right and a toolbar will appear at the top of the page. Do your editing then click 'save' in the toolbar when you are done.