The Allies (Triple Entente) stop US ships and confiscate goods purchased by the
Central Powers (Triple Alliance), including
food and fertilizers for crops. Famine
plagues Germany by 1917. 750,000 Germans
starve to death as a result of the blockade.
The Allies ignore formal complaints by the
US, but increase their orders for war
supplies from American manufacturers.

Gupta kings believed the strict social order of the hindu caste system would strengthen their rule. which of the following responses to this statement is most logical? a. the guptas’ highest priority was preserving their power. b. the guptas’ highest priority was restoring personal freedoms. c. the guptas’ highest priority was spreading the hindu religion. d. the guptas’ highest priority was changing the roles of women.