| | Mobilization is the act of making both troops and supplies ready for war and the logistics involved in deploying them in conflict zones. | | Mobilization is the act of making both troops and supplies ready for war and the logistics involved in deploying them in conflict zones. |
| − | In the period leading up to the [[First World War]], senior military advisors reconnoitered external forces, analyzed the information to determine if it's just an exercise, and if not, reported to political leaders of a general mobilization. The information was interpreted as "mobilization means [[war]]," and the country observing the mobilization invoked its own mobilization, escalating tensions. | + | In the period leading up to the [[First World War]], senior military advisors monitoring external military forces, analyzed the information to determine if it's just an exercise, and if not, reported to political leaders of a general mobilization. The information was interpreted as "mobilization means [[war]]," and the country observing the mobilization invoked its own mobilization, escalating tensions. |