The concept I found to be the most interesting about the World War I text is the impact technology had on the start of the war.  I have always known that technology has played an important role throughout history but never realized the immense influence it had over the start of the war.  Who knew that technology could be a main reason why many countries entered the blood bath that was World War I.

         The fact that technology had advanced at the time caused many to have unrealistic expectations about time.  And so, as communication gained the ability to travel quickly, response to declaration of war conditions were also expected to arrive swiftly despite the unrealistic time demands.  This caused countries to make hasty decisions.  They knew they had a limited amount of time to act and so this giant decision of war was made irresponsibly.