The British blockade prevented food and raw materials from reaching the Central Powers. Germany’s ships from entering their own ports. Germany from collaborating with the Central Powers countries. ships from leaving German ports to fight the Allies.

Match each theory with its description. 1. oscillating universe theory 2 the universe came from a very dense, very hot "fireball" that exploded and expanded into existence. 2. inflation theory 3 the universe is a never-ending cycle of big bangs and big crunches. 3. big bang theory 4 the universe has always been and continues to be the same. 4. steady state theory 1 a very, very fast expansion and acceleration of the universe happened milliseconds after the big bang.