What best explains the large number of casualties suffered in World War I, 3 as shown in the chart?
Country
Russia
France
British Empire
United States
Austria-
Hungary
Germany
Ottoman
Turkey
WORLD WAR I CASUALTIES
Casualties as a
Killed Wounded Percent of Men
Mobilized
1.7 million 24.9 million
76.3%
1.3 million 4.2 million
73.3%
908,000 2 million
35.8%
126,000 234,000
8.0%
1.2 million 3.6 million
90.0%
1.7 million 4.2 million
65.0%
325,000 400,000
34.0%
the imperial governments of Germany and Russia collapsed
the use of new and improved weapon technology
the struggle lasted longer than earlier wars
fighting in harsh weather conditions