Gilbert! 80-98 Questions

My question for this chapter involves mostly how the chapter talked about the Irish involvement in the war:

-Were smaller nations/nations with weaker military forces (ex. Ireland) pivotal in determining the fate of the war?

Another question or thought I had was involving Roumania's decision to join the Allies in the war.  Although they remained neutral for the first two years of the war, could it be considered an imperialistic interest of theirs to join the Allies in hopes of gaining land?

Goff!Moss!Terry!Upshur! 102-115

WWI changed the way the world saw war.  So many new inventions and ideas combined to alter the face of war as the war was going on.  German U-boats gave them effective spying tactics, which was an advantage no one else had.  Their submarines influenced the U.S. into joining the war.  Germany was also effective at blockading the British with the submarine.  Machine guns, although they had many flaws, were able to mow down the enemies' rushing teams.  Their presence in the war caused a stalemate between the powers.  I think technology changes the way we interact with other people.  Today, cell phones and the internet have changed communication between people to an extent that more and more people are losing their "people skills" and can't carry on a normal conversation.  However, technology has given many nations the advantage in conflicts or in emergency situations.  Likewise, the war was affected by improving naval forces, guns that took out millions of enemies, tanks that could plow through the toughest of geographic barriers, and many other inventions.