AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Pay money to the Allied Powers.
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Take the blame for the war.
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Almost completely destroy their navy and army.
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Invade Switzerland to regain lost land.
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Detailed explanation-1: -During World War I and World War II, Switzerland maintained armed neutrality, and was not invaded by its neighbors, in part because of its topography, much of which is mountainous. Germany was a threat and Switzerland built a powerful defense.
Detailed explanation-2: -Outside Europe, Germany lost all its colonies. In sum, Germany forfeited 13 percent of its European territory (more than 27, 000 square miles) and one-tenth of its population (between 6.5 and 7 million people).
Detailed explanation-3: -Germany had no plans for mobilizing its civilian economy for the war effort, and no stockpiles of food or critical supplies had been made.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Versailles Treaty forced Germany to give up territory to Belgium, Czechoslovakia and Poland, return Alsace and Lorraine to France and cede all of its overseas colonies in China, Pacific and Africa to the Allied nations.