1. First World War - Accident of Design?
They had lots of political instability with no political great leader and a lack of natural resources. ... The reasons however for this are ˜much more political than technological'. The advances in weaponry in the 19TH century with innovations of quick firing artillery, machine-guns and repeating rifles were the cutting edge of the 'new imperialism' abroad. ... The army law of May 1913 increased the army's peacetime strength 515,000 to 544,000 and more artillery and machine-gun units were raised. ... The problem for Germany was political because Russia were able t...
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