Why Was Ww1 Avoidable?

Although he thought that the war was avoidable at the moment of Franz Ferdinand's assassination, he believed that we war was "structurally unavoidable because these countries were tied together with a system of alliances and their war plans depended on mobilization schedules."

How could World War 1 have been avoided?

He believes that World War One could have been prevented, if Archduke Franz Ferdinand had survived the assassin's bullet. "Franz Ferdinand was the strongest spokesman for peace in Austria-Hungary. He believed that a war with Russia would lead to the downfall of both empires."

Why did people not want ww1?

Around 16,000 men refused to take up arms or fight during the First World War for any number of religious, moral, ethical or political reasons. They were known as conscientious objectors. Godfrey Buxton found that some of his fellow Christians questioned the war from the outset.