A. There had been drought and famine in many European nations in the preceding decade.
B. European nations were suffering from a severe economic depression.
C. Each nation believed it had superior military forces and strategies.
D. Civilians were not allowed to remain in the armed forces for longer than one year.
2007-11-02 17:00:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Since it's a quiz question, I'll let you suss out the answer your teacher wants. None of those really is quite the real answer.
The real answer is, the last seemingly identical war, between the same principal opponents (France and Germany), took only five months, not counting a siege of Paris that extended the actual peace settlement another 5 months. It appeared that with modern, increasingly lethal weaponry, plus railroads for efficient movement, victory in Europe would be quick and complete, though it was less clear who would be that victor.
See: Franco-Prussian War of 1871.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Prussian_War
2007-11-02 17:16:22 · answer #1 · answered by johnny_sunshine2 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I like Johnny_S's answer because the German experience in beating the French army over a mere six weeks during 1870 did make them believe they could do the same again in 1914.
The correct answer is clearly "C" for this question.
This was the culmination of "Nationalism". Each country thought it was "Number One" militarily. BIG mistake! Take that national pride to the soccer (or "football") field instead.
Monarchs playing war games with millions of their young men's lives is both tragic and criminally stupid. The Czar should have been shot - oh, yeah, he was. The Kaiser also.
2007-11-02 17:55:24 · answer #2 · answered by Spreedog 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Agree w johnny. There was also the Seven Weeks' War of 1866. So that seemed to be the way European war was going.
It might have happened of course - if the Germans had implemented the Schlieffen plan as originally set out. It is interesting to speculate what the British would have done in that case. Hold out alone and hope to last out until fate turned in their favour? They had done it before, and would do it again.
2007-11-02 18:36:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What does your textbook say?
2007-11-02 17:04:23 · answer #4 · answered by teaser0311 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
C
Peace..........................
2007-11-02 19:22:30 · answer #5 · answered by JVHawai'i 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋