Should Britain have fought in WWI?

If Britain hadn't got involved it is likely the war would have been restricted to the European continent and the USA likely would not have joined at all. read more

In my opinion, no. This wasn't an ideologically or morally justified war as was the Second World War, this was the same kind of European war which had happened for centuries - a war for empire, land, power and glory. read more

And by fighting to save Belgium, Britain stood up for principle: the right of a small nation to resist its overbearing neighbours. For others, the war was a catastrophic mistake, fought at a catastrophic human cost. read more

Britain could have lived with a German victory in the first world war, and should have stayed out of the conflict in 1914, according to the historian Niall Ferguson, who described the intervention as"the biggest error in modern history". read more