USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919

CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the increase in spending by European powers on armaments between 1870-1914?
A
25%
B
100%
C
200%
D
300%
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The major European countries competed with each other not only over the size of their empires, but also over the size of their armies. Between 1870 and 1914, military spending increased by 300%.

Detailed explanation-2: -Evidence: According to the graph “The Growth in Armaments 1890-1914” adapted from The London History of the World it shows from 1890 to 1914 Germany more than quadrupled spending on military armaments.

Detailed explanation-3: -The standing armies of France and Germany doubled in size between 1870 and 1914. Great Britain had a policy of maintaining a navy two and a half times as large as any rival. Germany’s naval expansion sparked a naval arms race. Europe narrowly avoided war in 1908.

Detailed explanation-4: -The armies of both France and Germany had more than doubled between 1870 and 1914 and there was fierce competition between Britain and Germany for mastery of the seas.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: From 1880 to 1914 the military expenditure of sux big powers increased by. 300%. II.

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