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Section sizes Section size for Causes of World War I (45 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 6,863 6,863 Immediate causes 24 2,092 Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Serbian nationalists, 28 June 1914 1,971 1,971 July Crisis 97 97 Polarization of Europe, 1887–1914 2,660 33,079 German realignment to Austria-Hungary and Russian realignment to France, 1887–1892 4,428 4,428 French distrust of Germany 2,566 2,566 British alignment towards France and Russia, 1898–1907: The Triple Entente 4,603 4,603 First Moroccan Crisis, 1905–06: Strengthening the Entente 726 726 Bosnian Crisis, 1908: Worsening relations of Russia and Serbia with Austria-Hungary 1,035 1,035 Agadir crisis in Morocco, 1911 4,179 4,179 Italo-Turkish War: Isolation of the Ottomans, 1911–1912 1,730 1,730 Balkan Wars, 1912–13: Growth of Serbian and Russian power 4,842 4,842 Franco-Russian Alliance changes to Balkan inception scenario, 1911–1913 2,618 2,618 Liman von Sanders Affair: 1913-14 1,293 1,293 Anglo-German détente, 1912–14 2,399 2,399 Domestic political factors 33 8,976 German domestic politics 3,114 3,114 Drivers of Austro-Hungarian policy 2,617 2,617 Drivers of Serbian policy 3,212 3,212 Imperialism 48 11,912 Impact of colonial rivalry and aggression on Europe in 1914 1,440 1,440 German isolation: The potential consequences of Weltpolitik 1,542 1,542 German isolation: The potential consequences of the Triple Entente 1,630 1,630 Imperial opportunism 1,497 1,497 Role of businesses and financial institutions 55 5,755 Lenin's interpretation 2,550 2,550 Other views 3,150 3,150 Social Darwinism 6,503 6,503 Arms race 4,241 9,882 Anglo-German naval race 4,376 4,376 Russian interests in the Balkans and the Ottoman Empire 1,265 1,265 Technical and military factors 37 6,243 Short-war illusion 1,945 1,945 Primacy of offensive and war by timetable 4,261 4,261 Historiography 3,253 3,253 See also 595 595 Notes 28 28 Notes 38 38 References 35 35 Sources 1,569 1,569 Further reading 15,129 25,812 Historiography 7,765 7,765 Primary sources 2,918 2,918 External links 1,873 1,873 Total 118,753 118,753

Changed "Serbian irredentists" to Serbian nationalists"

I've changed the sub-heading "Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Serbian irredentists" to "Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Serbian nationalists". The reason is that "irredentists" is a loaded term and I don't think is NPOV. It lacks clear definition, as the article on Irredentism says: "Many definitions of irredentism have been proposed to give a more precise formulation. Despite a wide overlap concerning its general features, there is no consensus about its exact characterization." Given the uncertainty about what it means, I don't think we should use it for a sub-heading. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 03:04, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

Comment replying to Ferguson's argument: original research?

I've put cn / OR at this sentence in the section on the Anglo-German naval race:

"That ignores the fact..."

The sentence appears to be an argument against Ferguson's conclusion, but without providing a cite; looks like Misplaced Pages is rebutting Ferguson's conclusion in wiki-voice. Can't tell if this sentence just needs a citation (i.e. some of the other cites in this section would show that some academic is making that rebuttal to Ferguson?), or if it's Original research? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 19:33, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

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