The main causes of World War I, which began in central Europe in late July 1914, included many factors, such as the conflicts and hostility between the great European powers of the four decades leading up to the war.
The military history of Europe has been one of advanced technologies in proportion to the times during the past few centuries and well known to the Western world as it is the western continent with the oldest known kept records. Europe's military technology were ahead of the world in the fifteenth century and skyrocketed after the Industrial Revolution. Starting from the fifteenth century, Europe has used its military to conquer or subjugated almost every nation in the world, as nations in the Americas, Africa, and Asia had less …show more content…
As armies builds up, it would only be a matter of time before someone decides to use them for something. This mistrust is a reason that World War One sparked and caught aflame as it did after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. This fear is what created an increasing sense of paranoia in the countries. Like England were not worried about the military strength of Germany. Towards the end of the 19th century, Germany started to build a powerful navy and wanted it to be as powerful as the British. The two countries started building bigger and stronger vessels in case a war broke out.
New technology also led to the creation of new machines and weapons. Machine guns and artillery made it possible to hit a target more accurately.
When Germany's plan for a swift military victory went unrealized, the pace of war bogged down. Both sides tried to break this stalemate through the use of force. In previous wars, victory was achieved through territorial supremacy; in World War I it was accomplished by simply outlasting the opponent—a "war of attrition." When fighting first broke out in August 1914, many hoped the war would be short-lived; few predicted a conflict that would last for more than four years and scar an entire generation with its unprecedented
The military history of Europe has been one of advanced technologies in proportion to the times during the past few centuries and well known to the Western world as it is the western continent with the oldest known kept records. Europe's military technology were ahead of the world in the fifteenth century and skyrocketed after the Industrial Revolution. Starting from the fifteenth century, Europe has used its military to conquer or subjugated almost every nation in the world, as nations in the Americas, Africa, and Asia had less …show more content…
As armies builds up, it would only be a matter of time before someone decides to use them for something. This mistrust is a reason that World War One sparked and caught aflame as it did after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. This fear is what created an increasing sense of paranoia in the countries. Like England were not worried about the military strength of Germany. Towards the end of the 19th century, Germany started to build a powerful navy and wanted it to be as powerful as the British. The two countries started building bigger and stronger vessels in case a war broke out.
New technology also led to the creation of new machines and weapons. Machine guns and artillery made it possible to hit a target more accurately.
When Germany's plan for a swift military victory went unrealized, the pace of war bogged down. Both sides tried to break this stalemate through the use of force. In previous wars, victory was achieved through territorial supremacy; in World War I it was accomplished by simply outlasting the opponent—a "war of attrition." When fighting first broke out in August 1914, many hoped the war would be short-lived; few predicted a conflict that would last for more than four years and scar an entire generation with its unprecedented