That's because they were preparing for the biggest war in human history. This was the policy of militarism where building up a military was necessary to ensure that the people could fight against others. The number of soldiers in European armies increased twice in size in only 20 years between the 1890s and 1910s.
<span>Cattle ranching is the leading cause of deforestation</span>
The correct answer is <span>D. The president of Egypt blocked Israeli ships from accessing the Suez Canal.
The president of Egypt announced that the Canal would no longer be neutral ground, open for all, and that it would slowly become nationalized and used to the benefit of Egypt. As they disliked Israel they banned Israeli ships from passing through the canal which was a huge strike to their economy since trading revolved around the canal.</span>
