Profiteers in one country during this war were derisively referred to as "goulash barons." During this war, one monarch clashed with his country's parliament after supporting increased defense spending in the Courtyard Crisis. Carl Theodor Zahle's (TSAH-lehz) government was successfully pressured into mining his country's waters during this war. Fears over occupation led to the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States during this war. The Danish government unsuccessfully sought to restore control of Schleswig (SHLAY-svig) through plebiscites mandated by the treaty ending this war. Many of the Scandinavian countries' merchant fleets were targeted by German unrestricted submarine warfare during this war. For 10 points, name this conflict including the Battle of Jutland, during which the Scandinavian countries refused to join either the Allied or Central Powers. ■END■
ANSWER: World War I [or First World War; or WWI]
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