<u>Let's match each term or expression with its definition</u>
- Germany and Austria-Hungary: Dual Alliance. It was a defensive alliance founded in 1879, that became part of the system of alliances developed by Bismarck, in order to prevent that Germany got involved in a war.
- Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary - Triple Alliance. It was an agreement signed by Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary, in 1882. It was renewed periodically until they got involved together in WWI, and the agreeement finally expired when the alliance was defeated by the Allied powers.
- Iron Chancellor: Bismarck. Otto von Bismarck (1815 – 1898) governed German international and European affairs between the 1860s and 1890s. He subsquently became the first Chancellor of the German Empire. He was in office betwee 1871 and 1890.
- Divine right German emperor: Wilhelm. Wilhelm II (1859 – 1941) was the last Kaiser (Emperor) of the German Empire. He abdicated in 1918, right before Germany's defeat in WWI became official.
- Title for emperor in Germany: Kaiser. The term Kaiser means emperor in German. It was used to refer to the rightful rulers of the German Empire and the Austrian Empire, and it was an inherited title.
The French government’s indifference to affairs in the New world
The main reason why most Americans rejected Marxism in the early 1900s is because the United States economy was doing quite well thanks to the Industrial Revolution--the core ideals of which went against the main ideals of Marxism.
B. Post-Classical Chinese, based on dialects very similar to the language now spoken in North China.
The United States used the strategy of island hopping to A. Move closer to the Japanese mainland.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Island hopping was a military strategy followed by the United States of America to gain military bases and secure many small islands in the Pacific. A single journey of directly crossing the ocean to reach the destination was opposed. Island Hopping is also known as leapfrogging. The military forces are strategically set on some important islands.
The United States used the strategy of island hopping to move closer to the Japanese mainland.
