As Early as July 28, 1914, European Diplomats Were Becoming

As early as July 28, 1914, European diplomats were becoming incapable of slowing a rush toward war mainly because

A) European kings, tsars, and emperors were too bent on war to heed their advice.
B) the complex, rigid, and demanding mobilization plans devised by European army generals made immediate military action essential.
C) ordinary people everywhere went to the polls and voted for immediate opening of the war on all fronts.
D) European industrialists, seeking to profit from mass destruction, induced the politicians they owned through bribery to push declarations of war through all European legislatures.
E) the slowness of communications in a pre-computer era.