was their primary source of protection from invasion. The British were then horrified when they discovered the revolution in battleship design proved to be successful for the Germans, resulting in the production of powerful ships such as the Dreadnoughts. This made the British fleet seem quite obsolete. The rivalry between Great Britain and Germany now became more hostile as each country scrambled to enhance their fleets, although only one major naval battle was fought during WW1. Additionally, the European continent then bore witness to a vast production of weaponry by the Great Powers that dramatically increased tensions and played a critical role in the advent of the war. In the beginn
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