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Speech by Kaiser Wilhelm II to the enthusiastic people, photo, 1914

On the evening of mobilisation on 1 August 1914, the German Kaiser held a speech from the balcony of the Berlin City Palace. From: Der Weltkrieg in seiner rauhen Wirklichkeit, Munich, 1926, p. 7

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    The War Euphoria Myth

    The idea of the all-inclusive enthusiasm for war long dominated the historiography of the First World war. More recent historical research has however unmasked the theory of a euphoria encompassing all classes and political parties as a legend and attests that this view is biased and one-sided.