Conflict and Tension Flashcards
Why was Germany one of the most powerful states by 1914?
- Germany had many smaller states inside it
- Had control Alsace-Lorraine in France - Rich industrial area
- twice as much steel as britain
- 1/3 of electronics produced in world was here
When did AH and Italy join alliance?
- AH - 1872
- Italy - 1882
What was the alliance and why did they form an alliance?
- Known as central powers - secret agreement
- AH was a huge empire
- Italy wanted to build the empire
What was the problem with AH joining the alliances?
- Serbia was nationalistic and wanted freedom
- Russia backed Serbia in this
What was the Dual Alliance and why was it made?
- Agreement between Russia and France - 1892
- France wanted Alsace-Lorraine
- Russia was largest in Europe with big Army
- Russia was agrarian
- Russia wanted to defend serbs - meant they had support
What was the Tripple entente and why was it made?
- France and Russia had long been biggest threats to briatin
- Germany was seen as a threat
- BRIT and FRANCE - 1904
- BRIT and RUSSIA - 1907
What are the three probelms that threatened wars?
- Morocco 1905
- Balkans 1908
- Morocco 1911
What happened in the Morocco Crisis?
- Kasier made speech about Moroccan Independance
- Angered France
- Conference was held to settle dispute
- Made matters worse
- Germany worried about how Britain and France supported each other
- Reason why the entente was formed
What happened in the Balkans?
- Balkans was a large area with an area that was infulenced by
- Russia
- AH
- AH was becoming unstable - independance
- 1908 - Austria annexed Bosnia - Made serbs angry
- Germany supported AH - forced Russia and Serbia to back down
- Russia promised to never do so again
What happened in Morocco Crisis 1911?
- Germany sent a gunboat to the port of AGADIR
- This was because France were moving to take over Morocco
- War was avoided
- Britain and France became closer to use navies to contain Germany
-What was the policy of Splendid Isolation
-stopping permenment Allies
-Why did Britain follow the policy of Splendid Isolation?
-Didn’t want to get dragged in
What was Germany’s foreign policy?
- Aggressive
- Kasier wanted “place in sun”
- Weltpolitik
- Authorotarian - militeristic
What was the Naval arms race and what was the cause?
- Germany and Britain batteling for big navy
- Caused by the German aggressive foreign policy
What where the naval laws?
- Set of laws that Kasier made to increase navy
- Dreadnaught was produced
- 1914
- Germany had 17 dreadnaughts
- Britain had 29
What was the idea of Militerism?
- Major powers increased army sizes
- 1910 - France+Britain+Russia+Gerdog had 1 Mil + men
Why were nations doing due to militerism
- Making plans for war
- Schliffen Plan - German quick war at East then mobilise to west
- Plan 17 - French planned quick war
- BEF - British Expeditory Force - force to send to France if Germany attacked