Why was the first world war called the industrial war or world war
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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. Thus, the war transformed the US from being an international debtor to an international creditor.
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- 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.
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