Which European Power joined the Entente Cordiale in 1907 converting it into the Triple Entente?

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43. Which European Power joined the Entente Cordiale in 1907 converting it into the Triple Entente? The correct answer is C. Russia. The Entente Cordiale was formed between Britain and France in 1904. Russia joined this alliance in 1907, creating the Triple Entente.

44. All of the following led to the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 EXCEPT... The correct answer is A. The German attack on American ships. The German attack on American ships (like the Lusitania) and unrestricted submarine warfare were factors that led to the United States entering World War I in 1917, not causes for the initial outbreak of the war in 1914. Colonial rivalry, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and naval rivalry were all significant causes.

45. Who was a leading personality at the Paris Peace Conference that called for the creation of a Rhinish State to act as a barrier between France and Germany? The correct answer is B. Georges Clemenceau. As the Prime Minister of France, Georges Clemenceau was a strong advocate for harsh terms against Germany at the Paris Peace Conference and sought to create a buffer state in the Rhineland to protect France from future German aggression.

46. "It was an International Agreement that reduced German reparation from 6,000 million pound to 2,000 million pound and also committed the USA to ensure that Germany pays reparations." Identify the agreement referred to in this quotation. The correct answer is C. The Young Plan. The Young Plan, adopted in 1929, significantly reduced the total amount of German reparations from the original figure and established a more manageable payment schedule, with American financial involvement.

47. Identify a positive economic impact of the Second World War... The correct answer is D. Marshall Aid given by the USA to European countries. The Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program) was a massive aid package from the United States to help rebuild war-torn Western European economies, which had a significant positive economic impact on the recipient nations.

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