1914: What Historians Don't Know about the Causes of the First World War
18 June 2014, 12:00 am
Event Information
Open to
- All
18 June 2014
This roundtable of internationally-renowned scholars will ask what we still do not know about the causes of the First World War.
When: 18 June 2014 |
Where: German Historical Institute |
The majority of lectures and conferences marking the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War will be examining why the conflict occurred, concentrating on particular sets of events leading to war or on different aspects of the war's course, character and consequences. By contrast, the emphasis of this roundtable discussion - and claim to originality - will be on continuing areas of uncertainty in the historical account of the outbreak of war: it will show how key decisions are still 'unexplained', allowing a variety of interpretations. This roundtable of internationally-renowned scholars will ask what we still do not know about the causes of the First World War.
Speakers:
- Margaret MacMillan (Oxford)
- Soenke Neitzel (LSE)
- Annika Mombauer (Open University)
- John Röhl (Sussex)
Chair: Mark Hewitson (UCL)
Please email Dr Mark Hewitson to register.