Morrocin Crisis One And 2 Flashcards
What opportunity did wilhelm see by wanting to challenge France over Morocco
Test the loyalty of the birtish to their French ally
What does brinkmanship mean
Going right up until an outcome until stopping shortly (cold war missile crises was usa pushing Russia to see how far it would go and then they backed out just before nuclear war)
Why was wilhelm willing to risk brinkmanship with France over Morocco
To find out wether Britain would support france
What part of Morocco did wilhelm visit and assure his supporting of their independence
Northern morocco
What did the Keiser do to try stop French occupation in Morocco
Call a conference to deal with the matter
What did the Keiser hope would happen in the conference
A weakness in the entente cordialle would reveal itself
What was the outcome of the conference
All countries voted in favour of France
What was the only country that supported Germany in the conference
Austria Hungary
What was the actual outcome of the conference
Drew the entente cordialle closer together
When was the second Moroccan crisis
1911
When was the first Moroccon crsis
1905-06
What part of Morocco was opposition starting
Fez
What did thr French do to repress the opposition
Sent troops to put down protests
Why did the Keiser get involved
He warned France that he opposed the idea of putting down the protests
Did the French listen to the Keisers request
No
What did the Keiser do when his request was ignored
He went to Morocco on a German gunboat
What was the Keisers attitude in the second Morocco crisis
Warlike
What did the Keiser do after being ordered to remove the gunboat
Reluctantly agreed
What were the Keisers terms to remove the gun boat
Be handed the whole of the French congo
What was the mansion house speech and when was it
David lloyd George spoke out about being willing to go to war to protect the balance of power in Europe
1911
What was the treaty of Berlin
French and British accepting and giving Germany some of the congo
What did the Keiser conclude about both crisises
Future disputes would need to be dealt with forcefully
Why did austria Hungary and serbia have an issue
Austria Hungary were given Bosnia but the Serbian people wanted to merge with Bosnia instead (wanted it for themselves)
Who did serbia try get support off
Russia
Why did Russia tell serbia to back down
They were recovering from the Russo Japanese War and Germany said they would get involved if Russia stepped in
What did the Bosnian crisis do to austria Hungary and Germany relationship
Strengthened it because austria Hungary felt that it could rely on German support
Why was the Bosnian crisis important for Russian future aggression
They had to back down and they were then determined to not back down when the next crisis came
What issue did the Balkan wars have on austria Hungary
When serbia defeated the turks and doubled in size, they looked for revenge against austria Hungary
What was the young turkey revolution
The ottoman empire trying to revolutionize and modernize
The young turk revolution hoped to achieve what
Voting rights, civil rights, religious freedom, education (democracy) and reformation of the armed forces
Why did austria Hungary take Bosnia in the young turk revolution
Because the ottoman empire would reclaim it and grow
