Marburger Geschichte Turnier (History Tournament), Marburg, Germany, March 1-2 2014

Marburger Geschichte Turnier (History Tournament), Marburg, Germany, March 1-2 2014 (translated)

• R1.: It is 5 July 1914. THW, as the German Reich, issue the Austrian-Hungarian empire a “blank check” on how to deal with the conflict with Serbia
• R2.: It is the end of the year 1862. THW, as Abraham Lincoln,  give up on the demand to abolish slavery, provided it would help end the Civil War
• R3: It is February of the year 44 before Christ. THW, as Brutus, join the conspiracy group of Cassius that aims to murder Caesar
• R4.: It is the beginning of 1961. THW, as the USA, seek a mutual neutrality pact with Cuba.
• Semi: It is the fall of 1923. THW, as the Western allied forced, let Germany repay ful reparations.
• Final: It is 1990 shortly before German reunification. THW, as the Bundesrepublik Deutschland, select the DDR anthem “Auferstanden aus Ruinen” (Risen from Ruins) as the new national anthem for a reunited Germany