The two countries located on the Iberian Peninsula include Spain and Portugal.
Answer:
-the first battle between two steam powered "ironclad" ships
-happened at Hampton Roads in Virginia
-the Monitor was a Union ship
-the Merrimac was a Confederate ship; it was also known as the "Virginia"
-major advancement in technology
-first ironclad ships
-Confederates destroy a number of Union ships
*makes them the most powerful navy for one day
-Merrimack = CSS Virginia
Explanation:
If you're referring to the militarization and aggression of Germany, there's a lot of debate as to why these nations didn't intervene earlier. The general consensus is that nobody believed Germany would take it as far as they did.
