The quote below explains how... * "By the 1890s, the great land armies of France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia had no equals on earth except
one another. Nicholas warned that the accelerating arms race,' which was producing larger armies, more powerful
artillery, and bigger warships, was 'transforming the armed peace into a crushing burden that weighs on all nations and,
if prolonged, will lead to the very cataclysm it seeks to avert."
Unfortunately, participation in the international court was voluntary. The next year, in an attempt to compensate for its
small empire, Germany enacted the Second Naval Law, intending to build a navy capable of challenging the British Royal
Navy in combat. The British responded. By 1906, keeping ahead of the Germans in modern battleships was a national
priority. France, meanwhile, strove to match the German standing army of sixty million men, no small feat for a nation of
forty million people."
Militarism contributed to the start of WWI
Alliances contributed to the start of WWI
Imperialism contributed to the start of WWI
Nationalism contributed to the start of WWI
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