Was Britain Heading Into a Major Political Crisis When War Broke Out in Summer 1914?

The paper critically analyzes if there was a major British political crisis in 1914 by summarizing the chain reactions among disputes.This topic has been investigated and interpreted by different scholars,who have expressed diverse perspectives regarding this topic.By using case study method,this paper will explore the 1914 British political crisis and discuss its relations with WWI,which contributes to the understanding that the political crisis is a collection of several struggles.Through the case study of the British political crisis,the paper hopes to have a clear perception about identifying the cause and effect of a political crisis.Although the British political crisis is shaped step by step,it causes negative consequences on national strength.In conclusion,the paper deepens our understanding of the process of the British political crisis.To a certain extent,it will reveal that it is difficult to overcome the political crisis,since it accumulates long-term conflicts.Moreover,the paper can be a valuable source to understand how to correctly view the impacts of the British political crisis.Admittedly,the paper is limited because not all political crises lead to long-term effects,and most countries find a solution when the political crisis appears,such as the Meiji Restoration in Japan and the rise of Nazis in Germany.Further studies can focus on other political crises and compare with the 1914 British political crisis.

Analyses of Political Crisis Impact on Tourism:A Panel Counterfactual Approach with Internet Search Index

Existing research has shown that political crisis events can directly impact the tourism industry.However,the current methods suffer from potential changes of unobserved variables,which poses challenges for a reliable evaluation of the political crisis impacts.This paper proposes a panel counterfactual approach with Internet search index,which can quantitatively capture the change of crisis impacts across time and disentangle the effect of the event of interest from the rest.It also provides a tool to examine potential channels through which the crisis may affect tourist outflows.This research empirically applies the framework to analyze the THAAD event on tourist flows from the Chinese Mainland to South Korea.Findings highlight the strong and negative short-term impact of the political crisis on the tourists' intentions to visit a place.This paper provides essential evidence to help decision-makers improve the management of the tourism crisis.