Pregnant With War

           What Keegan meant when he insinuated that the "twentieth century European civilization was pregnant with war" is that each development that happened in the preceding years, even century, had been nurturing the idea. For instance, the increase in population was being developed in a manner that with each passing decade made them more physically capable for combat, utilizing the increased accessibility of food resources. Likewise, the improved standard of living conditions blended with the mounting nationalism felt throughout the nations, originating from the industrialization and conditions post First World War, until it reached a pinnacle point. That point being characterized by how no one was going to allow for their quality of life to be diminished in this post-war society to be fair but rather expend effort on expanding their reach of influence as far as possible, specifically countries attempting to grow like Germany and Italy. Besides that, the defining values for the people during said time were the concepts of liberty, equality, and fraternity. A trifecta of ego fueled superiority as this was the causation of an increasing power thirst as the necessary military resources were being built in reserve at this point, essentially the desire to prove their "superiority" of strength. In the end, it is a disheartening reality that war was inevitable for Europe at this point in civilization because everything available held the capacity to be destructive and individuals in the society had the vision of how to use it for their gain, and that of their nation.