Question

why was the first world war called industrial war

Answer 1

The first World War was the first modem industrial war. In this war, machine guns, tanks, aircrafts, chemical weapons were used on a massive scale.

Millions of soldiers were recruited from around the world and were brought to the front in

ships and trains.

About 9 million civilians died and 20 millions were injured.

Most of the killed and injured were men of working age, reducing the able-bodied workforce in Europe.

During the war, industries were reconstructed to produce war related goods.

Britain borrowed large sums of money from US banks. Thus, the war transformed the US from being an international debtor to an international creditor.

Answer 2

The First World War was the first modern industrial war. For the first time, it saw the use of machine guns, tanks, aircraft, chemical weapons etc on a massive scale. During this time, the world experienced economic and political instability.

These were all products of modem large scale industry

(i) To fight the war, millions of soldiers had to be recruited from around the world and moved to the front lines on large ships and trains.

(ii) The scale of death and destruction was devastating, 9 million people dead and 20 million injured, which was not possible without the use of industrial arms.