Section A: Investigation PlanThe exact nature of how World War I not only began, but developed into a global conflict has been debated since July 1914. This investigation will focus on the question: to what extent did Germany cause the globalization of the Great War? To answer this question, this study will examine various theories and versions of how the war began and grew from a small European conflict to a global conflict. Specifically, this investigation will explore how the conflict evolved from demands for retaliation following the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand to a global war. To better understand this, this investigation will not only evaluate historical texts, but will also look at official diplomatic documents and correspondence up to the United States' entry into the war, which marks the true globalization of the war. The two sources that will be evaluated are The Origins of the First World War: Controversies and Consensus by Annika Mombauer and Official Diplomatic Documents Relating to the Outbreak of the European War by Edmund van Mach. Section B: Summary of the Evidence Tensions were rising in Europe as the newly unified German Empire began to feel that it deserved a place among the colonial powers of Europe. Germany witnessed the success of the overseas empires of France and Britain and began to compete with them for colonial and naval power. (18-20 Joll). This made the leaders of the British and French empires nervous. This led to the formation of the alliances mentioned above in order to ensure their domination in the world. ......middle of paper ......th Photographic reproductions of official editions of documents (blue, white, yellow, etc., books). New York: Macmillan, 1916. Print. Manchester, William R. Krupp's Arms. Boston: Little, Brown and, 1968. 293-354. Print.Miller, Steven E. Military Strategy and the Origins of World War I. Princeton, NJ: Princeton UP, 1985. Print. Mombauer, Annika. Helmuth Von Moltke and the origins of the First World War. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2001. Print. Mombauer, Annika. Harlow, Eng. : Longman, 2002. Print. Steinberg, Jonathan. How did Bismarck do it? The creation of the unified modern German state in January 1871 constitutes the greatest diplomatic and political achievement of any leader in the last two centuries; but it came at a huge personal and political cost. History Today 61.2 (2011): 21+. Student resources in context. Internet. April 1. 2014.