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hope you find them helpful.
16. Warship tonnage, 1880-1914
Notice how Britain and Germany each built well over a million tons of warships
within 14 years during the Naval race.
By inference, we can deduce that the World's Powers still primarily viewed
'warfare' as a war on the high seas, more so than on land, just as it was from
the beginnings of colonization. Countries with oceans and seas between
them and potential enemies needed ships to travel and engage the enemy.
Even to join WWI, the US needed ships to transport soldiers.
Source:
All charts from The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers by Paul Kennedy
Posted on: PON-Conflict-in-Europe-General-Thread
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