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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
The Balkan Wars of the 1990s were pretty much an extension of WWI as well. The defeat of Austria was a victory for Serb nationalists who were awarded territory as a result. It's funny how a war that was partially started to dismantle the European imperial system, created one of the last vestiges of imperialism in Europe.
That, and rapidly improving technology and an arms race. All the major powers at the time thought they could easily win a war with the others. I don't think any ever envisioned a stalemate like the one that occurred for a long time.
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Yeah the biggest display of that was the German-Anglo Naval race, where the British ended up with 44 Dreadnaughts to Germany's 29.