The First World War A New Era Of Military Conflict

The Great War ushered in a new era of military conflict. One that would see technology change how the militaries of the world waged war. Industrialization ushered in an era of rapid and continuous technological advance. These advances rapidly proliferated throughout the armies of the world. As Clausewitz noted, â€Å"One side invents improvements and first puts them to use, and the other side promptly copies them.† The immediacy of war motivated nations to innovate as rapidly as they could to keep pace with their adversaries. Their survival depended on it. The First World War (WWI) would see the beginnings of mechanization, strategic airpower, naval aviation, and submarine warfare. The tentative peace that arrived with the conclusion of the war removed much of the incentive for military innovation. During the interwar period, nations struggled in different ways to innovate and modernize their militaries. 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