Leading up to War - 1900-14 Flashcards
Arms Race - Why did the arms race lead to war?
Snowball Effect - as one country increased its army the other felt pressure to do the same.
Every time a country increased its army they were more confident about success in war and more likely to go to war.
Arms Race - Why was there tension between Germany and Britain due to the arms race?
The invention of the Dreadnought battleship in 1906 made British battleships obsolete so a race began to who could get the most.
Arms Race - Who had the largest army after the arms race in 1914?
- Germany had the largest army.
- Britain had the largest navy (Largest number of Dreadnoughts)
The Moroccan Crises 1905 - what happened during the first Moroccan Crises?
The Kaiser encouraged Morocco to fight to remain independent . France attempts to take over the country and Britain backs them to The Kaisers surprise.
The Moroccan Crisis 1911 (Agadir) - What happened in the second Moroccan Crisis?
France sent an army to occupy Fez in Morocco. Kaiser Wilhelm sent the gunship ‘Panther’ to Agadir to try and break France and Britains alliance but Britain and France forced him to back down when Britain readied a fleet for war.
Who was the Kaiser?
German Leader
The Bosnian Crisis 1908 - what happened in the Bosnian Crisis?
Austria occupied Bosnia in the Balkans. This annoyed Serbia, which wanted to take over the area. Russia wanted to help Serbia, but had to back down as its army was big enough to fight Austria and Germany. This lead Russia to draw closer to Britain and France.
How did The Arms Race , The Moroccan Crisis and the Bosnian Crisis lead to war?
It created tension which was so big no one was likely to back down from conflict.
