Developmetn of two armed camps in Europe
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- Two armed camps in Europe- alliances
- Triple alliance
- Austria hungary, italy and germany. 1882.
- Defensive alliance ot isolate France. Terms secret.
- Franco-Russian alliance.
- Defensive, secret terms, great success, divided Europe. 1870.
- Britain and splendid isolation
- happy to remain isolated from Europe but depended on navy to keep open trade and communications with it's empire. Also provided protection.
- Natural ally Germany, but when they started ot build navy Britain couldnt understand as they had no empire and strongest army.
- Became involved in boar war, many people sympathised with boars, kaiser made views public whihc annoyed Britain.
- Anglo Japenese alliance.
- Defensive alliance, secret terms, so had ally in far east to prevent Russian expansion.
- Entente Cordiale
- Britain worried about German naval flett- go on three power standard. Germany made it clear they didnt want to ally with Britain or France.
- Britain and France wanted to sort problems out between them- signed entente coridale( friendly agreement)- allowed France to go ahed in Morocco and Britain in Egypt.
- Not an alliance- not seen by Germany in this way so set on challenging it.
- Kaiser's foreign policy
- Weltpolitik- make Germany a great power great power again- wanted to be a great leader.
- A place in the sun- get Germany an empire again.
- 1st Moroccean crisis
- 1905- Kaiser rides through streets of Tangier pon white horse. Makes peech suporting independence.
- Kaiser calls international conference to decide future of Morocco- testing Entente cordiale- 1906 Algeciras.
- Austria Hungary and Morocco supported Germany, britaina dn Rusiia supported France. France given joint-control with Spain of Moroccean police.
- Cnsequences: Entente strengthened and France more confident of Britains support. Begin secret military talks.
- Agadir Crisis.
- Rebellion against Sultan in Fez- France send army- Germany send panther.
- overeaction by Germany- occured during naval race- made Britain angry and led to them supporting France.
- Though Germany wanted to challende base at GIbraltar.
- preperation ofr war- Germany back down accept ladn in Congo - France gain control of Morocco.
- germany would not back down in future-(Britain adn france make agreemnts) France defend Medittarean- Britain defend France border. italy opposed so triple alliance weakened.
- Naval Race-
- Dreadnoughts created in 1906. Britains supremcy based on older type- advantage reduced- supremacy measured by Dreadnoghts.
- by end- 1914- Britain 29, Germany 17.
- anglo-russian agreement
- France wanted to improve relationships between Britain and Russia. So was solution to overseas problems for Britain and Russia in Persia and tibet.
- Known as triple entente- np such alliance- Kaiser though policvy of encirclement.
- Known as triple entente- np such alliance- Kaiser though policvy of encirclement.
- France wanted to improve relationships between Britain and Russia. So was solution to overseas problems for Britain and Russia in Persia and tibet.
- Triple alliance
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