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7 Cards in this Set
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Which country first produced the Dreadnought?
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Britain
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In which year was the Dreadnought launched?
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1906
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Which German term was given to the other ships in comparison to the Dreadnought?
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"Funf Minuten"
Because the other ships (viz. German ships) would only last five minutes in comparison to the Dreadnought |
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What was the power of navies now measured in?
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The number of Dreadnoughts they had
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Germany now finally had a chance to compete with the British navy. They started to produce Dreadnoughts, too. What did this start between Britain and Germany?
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The Naval Race
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In what year did the British public believe that Germany was speeding up their production of Dreadnoughts?
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1909
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Why did the British public start chanting "we want eight and we won't wait"?
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Because 4 Dreadnoughts were due to be built that year (1909) but the British public wanted to defiantly beat Germany in the Naval Race and were desperate to have twice as many boats as was expected
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