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[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]A stronghold in Europe – a von Bethmann Hollweg TL[/FONT]


[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Foreword[/FONT]


[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Or “How to use this timeline”[/FONT]


[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]This is my first proper timeline after lurking here for two years, finally registering in 2008, then contributing rather little to the AH section especially after I discovered the political chat section. After reading and reading and forgetting again I decided to just start this timeline before I will never get around to do it. [/FONT]


[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]I just want to send some things ahead. This timeline will be written mostly in excerpts of fictitious academic monographs or essays on history, although exemptions to this rule may occur from time to time. Footnotes are not fictitious but contain references to sources of our timeline, facts of our timeline and so forth. Although I have some rather tangible ideas where this will go until 1920 things from there still look rather blank. So I will surprise myself, since I have the intent to carry this through until we reach the year 2010.
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[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]I try to be as plausible as possible. This does not mean that only the most probable events will happen but they have a high percentage compared to events of low probability. [/FONT]


[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]I will take so-called butterflies into account, but only where I find it logical. That is just for the sake of a butterfly I will not change arbitrarily any dates, persons and events. Since a great war will occur this will change significantly afterwards – too many people will die or not die. Things will diverge more thoroughly from there than before.[/FONT]


[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]I appreciate comments on the content as well as on the form and style. English is not my native language, I tend to typos and so on. So feel free to point these things out to me. If you see factual errors or think events should develop different, I appreciate your comments as well. In case of the latter I would welcome a source preferably in English or German to further my knowledge on said subject, my other languages are either too rusty or non-existent to read complex historical topics.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]That being said I am really excited and hope you enjoy it, although it first will cover an often discussed period. Sothe first installment is about to follow right now.[/FONT]


[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Kind regards,[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]G.[/FONT]
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