The technological advancements of World War I profoundly impacted both the conduct of war and the casualty rates among soldiers and civilians

The technological advancements of World War I profoundly impacted both the conduct of war and the casualty rates among soldiers and civilians. With these technological advancements, WWI can be classified as one of the most destructive wars. With WWI, we saw the production and the start of many modern-day military weapons such as tanks, machine guns, barbed wire, poisonous gas, and aircraft use in warfare. The war also saw an increase in the use of artillery, which was used to devastating effect. The use of these new weapons, as well as the widespread use of trench warfare, resulted in millions of casualties.

Why, with the help of military modernization, was ww1 the most destructive war in history?