The Arms Race + WW1

Question 1

Background understanding #1?

Answer 1

Arms race was as much about nation’s insecurity as about their expansionism and nationalism

Question 2

Attitude towards war?

Answer 2

War was seen as a valid means of foreign policy

Question 3

Who was especially materialistic?

Answer 3

Germany

Question 4

Evidence Germany was materialistic?

Answer 4

Increase in spending

Question 5

What resulted in Arms race?

Answer 5

Militarism

Question 6

What was Germany worried about?

Answer 6

Worried b/c it’s in between France and Russia and worried about Russias rapidly growing army in 1914

Question 7

What did Germany do as a result of it being in between Russia and France?

Answer 7

Built the largest army

Question 8

What nation did not have a huge army?

Answer 8

Britain

Question 9

Background understanding 2

Answer 9

Imperialism led to an arms race

Question 10

What did Kaiser Wilhelm say in 1900

Answer 10

That Germany “wanted a place in the sun”

Question 11

Who was introduced to German Navy law in 1900?

Answer 11

Admiral Alfred Von Tirpitz

Question 12

Who had Dreadnought arms race?

Answer 12

Britain and Germany