Organized Massacre In The Early Twentieth Century

Organized Massacre What just happend? That was the question of many people in the early Twentieth Century. No one expected that a war of this great of magnitude would take place. The death and destruction the Great War brought was painted a vivid red colour with in the minds of almost every citizen who had any ties to this war. Why was the death toll so high and unlike anything the world had ever seen up to that date? World War I was the result of the changing of the world due to industrialization, and this change proved to be more than the world could handle; new weapons coupled with outdated military tactics were a recipe for one thing: death in large amounts. General 's tactics of the day were harsh, stubborn and most importantly ill fitted to the demands made by the new weapons of the day. Military tactics and largely the process of going to war was unaltered since all war wars fought by major countries were colonial wars. These were wars that were more like massacres of the native people. These wars did little to prepare either side because the colonial wars were not in the least bit on the scale of The Great War. Since the Napoleonic Era tactical and operational mobility of the nations at war remained unaltered. The strength of a nation in the Twentieth-Century was measured in the strength and endurance of men and animals (Showalter). War had yet to be mechanized to what we know of war today. Although in the early Twentieth-Century Weaponry was much further than Command. Command and control became incredibly difficult when the …show more content…
So many lives were lost due to the changing of the known world at that time. Unprepared leaders in war and government could not react to their failures were the cause of the mass deaths. God used this war to show that He is all powerful over man. This war was merely men killing other men in organized ways. And yet, God controlled even