In reality, the labyrinthine alliances and treaties, combined with Royal family inbreeding created a powder keg created over decades. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and Austro-Hungary’s response merely lit t(e powder keg. Royalty and international statesman simply didn’t understand the inevitable industrial scale death that modern technology allowed, and had thought it would be a quick campaign of f cavalry charges with a clear result and everyone returning home for Christmas
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