Britain- Isolationism and naval rivalry

Question 1

What was Splendid Isolationism?

Answer 1

GB happy to remain isolated from alliances in Europe as long as no single power gained complete control

Question 2

What did the British government and people they relied upon to stay strong?

Answer 2

Their navy

Question 3

Give two reasons GB started to rethink its policy of Splendid Isolationism?

Answer 3

1898 Germany started to build up its navy and Kaiser Wilhelm was critical of GB in Boer War

Question 4

What was the ‘three-power standard’?

Answer 4

1902- GB said its naval fleet had to be as big as the next three largest fleets in the world combined

Question 5

What was the name of the new battleship launched by Britain in 1906?

Answer 5

Dreadnought (country with the most would have naval supremacy)

Question 6

How many of these battleships did the British public want built in 1909?

Answer 6

8 “We want eight and we won’t wait”

Question 7

How can the Agadir Crisis be linked to the naval race?

Answer 7

Threat of German Atlantic naval base and threat to British naval base in Gibraltar

Question 8

How many Dreadnoughts did Germany have by 1914?

Answer 8

17

Question 9

How many Dreadnoughts did GB have by 1914?

Answer 9

29