The next two sentences say “While the war brutalized western civilizations, it was certainly not inevitable. Obviously it was just politics, especially in terms of Bismarck’s interlocking alliance system that caused the great western powers to go to war in 1914.” This statement is most definitely exaggerated on account of many factors such as militarism, nationalism, global rivalries, imperialism, social Darwinism, and eugenics to name a few. Militarism was one of the main causes of the first World War because it caused a rise in military expenditure and an increase in military and naval forces. The modernization of weaponry transformed warfare and massive mobilization on the home front was made possible due to the progress of technology. The