Which statement provides evidence that nations did not understand how extensive the war would be? “the nations slithered over the brink into the boiling cauldron of war” “the rulers and statesmen who alone could give the final word” “great armies to spring from the ground and march to and across frontiers” “one can see now clearly that not one of them wanted war; certainly not on this scale”

Urban growth invariably feeds increased commercialization and industrialization. it requires continually expanding land areas. when urbanization rates are high, and countries do not have the institutional and managerial capacities or economic wherewithal to manage such rapid growths, they exert intense pressure on the types and nature of the resulting settlements. they contribute to the development of overcrowded slums and shanty towns without adequate essential services and necessary infrastructure.-by asit k. biswas and cecilia tortajada