M. A. I: Germany's Impact On World War One

M.A.N.I.A had a significant impact on World War One. But evidence points to one of them being more important than the others, as well as one being lesser. Nationalism created the dominos of war, assassination only tipped them.
In the Industrial Revolution during the late 1800’s, all kinds of new technology was being invented. This of course, includes weapons. Each major country was having their own “arms race”, and this continued during the war. Britain was afraid of Germany’s submarines, so they raced to better their military. Germany was afraid of Russia’s advancement in weaponry, so they kept building up their military. This chain continued with all major countries, each being afraid of someone else’s power and bettering their own. These countries were militaristic, meaning military was their priority. As a result, all kinds of gruesome weapons were created. This included machine guns, flamethrowers, grenades, gas bombs, and tanks. In order to stay safe and appear more powerful, they created teams, known as Alliances.
In 1871, Germany fought in a war with France, and conquered part of their territory. Germany in 1873 needed a team, but they also knew France could not be counted on as a friend. They were led to create the “Three Emperors Group”, which was composed of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia. Russia jumped ship in 1878, leading
All of the big contenders in World War One were guilty of Imperialism, which is when one country tries to extend its reach by conquering other, smaller, nations. France had colonies in Africa, Austria owned Serbia, and Germany had colonies in Africa and secretly wanted to take over Austria. Britain had an empire so far spread that their motto was “The sun never sets on our empire”. Austria annexed Bosnia and wanted Serbia, and their abuse of it led the Russians into the war. Germany stole territory from France, which also made France bitter towards