Why were the opposing forces of World War I locked in a virtual stalemate until 1917? What broke the stalemate?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. How both sides incorrectly expected a short war of movement
2. Weapons and tactics that favored defensive positions and led to massive casualties
3. Both sides' mobilization of colonies and alliances from around the world
4. British tank technology, which helped respond to the defensive power of machine guns
5. American entry into the war, which gave the Allies resources to withstand later German offensives
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A) the myth of the frontiersman B) the myth of the self-made man C) the myth of the bad man made good D) the myth of the successful immigrant E) the myth of the white friend to Indians
Explain the importance of the Phoenicians in the eastern Mediterranean and the Near East during the Iron Age
What will be an ideal response?
The preeminent European maritime power in the fifteenth century was
A. Portugal. B. France. C. England. D. Spain. E. the Netherlands.
The Tea Act of 1773
A. cracked down on illegal smuggling of tea in the colonies. B. prohibited the consumption of tea in Massachusetts. C. gave the East India company a monopoly on the American tea trade. D. raised the price of tea that Americans imported from Britain.