Armageddon--and After, by W.L. Courtney, M.A., LL.D

About this eBook

Author

Courtney, W. L. (William Leonard), 1850-1928

Title

Armageddon—And After

Credits

Produced by Irma Spehar, Christine D and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Language

English

LoC Class

D501: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918)

Subject

Europe -- Politics and government

Category

Text

eBook-No.

17158

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17158

Release Date

November 26, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.ARMAGEDDON—AND AFTER — BY
2. 2.W.L. COURTNEY, M.A., LL.D. — Contents
3. 3.PREFACE
4. 4.CONTENTS
5. 5.ARMAGEDDON—AND AFTER
6. 6.CHAPTER I — PROBLEMS OF THE FUTURE — A Colossal Upheaval — Never Again! — Unexpected War — Proximate and Ultimate Causes — European Dictators — The Personal Factor — Kaiser Wilhelm — An Aggressive Policy — Militarism — The Evils of Autocracy — The Military Caste — Diplomacy — Balance of Power — Change of Policy — Balance or Concert ? — Control of Foreign Policy
7. 7.CHAPTER II — LESSONS OF THE PAST — Naked Strength — Public Right — A Common Will — A Hundred Years Ago — Equilibrium — The Holy Alliance — Diplomatic Criticism — Failure — A Deceptive Parallel — Metternich — Castlereagh and Canning — Earthen Vessels — Small Nationalities — Some Plain Issues — European Partnership — A Moral for Pacifists — Compulsory Arbitration — Democratic Unanimity
8. 8.CHAPTER III — SOME SUGGESTED REFORMS — An Ignoble Pacification — A New Europe — Evil of Armaments — Absence of Provocation — Fear of Russia — Military Autocracy — Limitation of Armaments — Protection of Commerce — Trade in Armaments — Financial Interests — Protection of Financiers — Investing Money Abroad — Ideal Aims — Greatness of States — Apostles of the New Era

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