Group+1+-+Essay+1

WWI's turning into a war of attrition was due to the nations' inability to successfully carry out the plans that they had created to make a fast decisive war. This was due to difficulties with mobilization, unexpected uses of technology, and total commitment of any and all resources. From the German standpoint, the Schieffen plan was too improbable to be continuously carried out by the troops as prescribed, and so the idea of a fast one-two punch victory faded. Technologies like the machine gun that were intended to be used in offensive tactics were found to be better suited for defensive measures. Lastly, the continuation of the war was due to the nations utilizing all the resources they could extract from their empires.
 * 1)  Difficulties with mobilization
 * 2)  Unexpected uses of technology
 * 3)  Total commitment of any and all resources