" (Peaple 172)

Population was especially important in destabilizing the European economic system, as the positive environment across the continent made it possible for the population of countries like Germany, Austro-Hungary, and Russia to reach impressive numbers while also promoting values that made the rich richer and increased poverty rates. A rapidly increasing number of individuals meant that particular opinions would become more common and that more individuals were determined to reach goals that were previously believed to be negative for society as a whole.

Organization was key in Europe during the early twentieth century, taking into account that European countries were interdependent previous to the First World War. Germany, for example, was responsible for collaborating with most European countries and with both supplying them with products and buying products from them. "Germany was the best customer of Russia, Norway, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, and Austria-Hungary. […] She was the...
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