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At least World War I was inevitable. Industrialization created a surplus of goods in Europe. Foreign markets now had to be dominated to sell goods and ensure the nation's prosperity:imperialism. This imperialism created a competition for territory which caused patriotism among the people in european powers. This evolved into a fear and suspicion of other countries. Meanwhile, European militaries are being built up by industrialization (steel battleships) and weapons are now being mass produced. It is only natural for a country in this situation to form "entangling alliances" which secretly bound other countries to fight in the case that war is declared on one. All that was needed was a spark to ignite a war. This spark would have occurred sooner or later.It just so happened that it was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. Basically, industrialization guaranteed a conflict, and entangling alliances guaranteed a World War. I see no way to refute this argument, unless you believe that industrialization was not inevitable.(?)

At least World War I was inevitable. Industrialization created a surplus of goods in Europe. Foreign markets now had to be dominated to sell goods and ensure the nation's prosperity:imperialism. This imperialism created a competition for territory which caused patriotism among the people in european powers. This evolved into a fear and suspicion of other countries. Meanwhile, European militaries are being built up by industrialization (steel battleships) and weapons are now being mass produced. It is only natural for a country in this situation to form "entangling alliances" which secretly bound other countries to fight in the case that war is declared on one. All that was needed was a spark to ignite a war. This spark would have occurred sooner or later.It just so happened that it was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. Basically, industrialization guaranteed a conflict, and entangling alliances guaranteed a World War. I see no way to refute this argument, unless you believe that industrialization was not inevitable.(?)--[[User:JArneal|JArneal]] 00:17, 15 May 2008 (EDT)

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