The Military and Naval Races

Question 1

Which country was the only country in Europe which didn’t introduce conscription in the years 1900-1914.

Answer 1

Britain.

Question 2

What did countries stockpile in case of war?

Answer 2

Guns, shells, bullets and other weapons.

Question 3

Why did the arms race bring war nearer? 2 reasons.

Answer 3

• Each country was now competing with each other when it came to the size of their armies. When one country increased the size of its army, another country would do the same.
• Large armies made countries confident that they’d be successful if war was to break out.

Question 4

The Naval Race of 1900-1914 took place between which 2 countries?

Answer 4

Germany and Britain.

Question 5

What happened in 1906 that made Britain worry about German naval expansion?

Answer 5

The British developed the Dreadnought in 1906. It made all other battleships obsolete, this meant that Britain were now only one new battleship ahead of Germany.

Question 6

By 1914, how many Dreadnoughts had Britain manufactured and how many Dreadnoughts had Germany manufactured?

Answer 6

Britain had 29 Dreadnoughts by 1914.

Germany had 17 Dreadnought by 1914.