How Did World War 1 Change

Leading up to the First World War, there were significant political changes happening. Industrialization, Imperialism, and Nationalism once promised great things for the people now only produced weapons, conflict, and hate.
The Industrial Revolution brought forth many great things that improved the quality of life for many folks. Economic and social life were seeing many changes as a result of this new way of doing things. The nation saw increase in wealth as products were beginning to be manufactured by machines which allowed for more production at a faster rate. The machines brought down the cost of manufacturing which lowered the actual cost of product, people who previously could not afford certain items were able to afford them much easily at the lower cost. The Industrial Revolution brought the spinning jenny for the textile industry, the telegraph for the communication industry, and steel for the steam engine. Despite some of the unpleasant things the industrial revolution brought with it, most people were living a better life. As Industrialization began to change, clothing and feeding a larger militia became cheaper, they had the ability to create more destructive weapons and ammunition.
The concept was to create unity among the people for their nation. The thought process was that everyone could be united with the commonality of speaking the same language and sharing the same history and culture. Nationalism encouraged people to take pride in their national heritage, a sort of global harmony is how it would be described. Nationalism soon became greedy and were no longer negotiating with each other. Nations would begin seeking independence from the Nationalist umbrella. Several nationalist movements caused many problems, with the German nationalist being the worst, this lead to a lot of infuriated countries who were looking to putting an end to their