Sec 1 Causes of WW1 Quiz (assignment 10.3) An arms race for naval warships in 1900 was the biggest problem for which two countries?
Russia and Britain
D Germany and Russia
France and Britain
United States and Japan
Germany and Britain

Britain And Germany

by 1890, the united states had by far the world's most productive economy. american industry produced twice as much as its closest competitor--britain. but the united states was not a great military or diplomatic power. its army numbered less than 30,000 troops, and its navy had only about 10,000 seamen. britain's army was five times the size of its american counterpart, and its navy was ten times bigger. the united states' military was small because the country was situated between two large oceans and was surrounded by weak or friendly nations. it faced no serious military threats and had little interest in asserting military power overseas.

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