Pre WW1 Flashcards
First Moroccan Crisis
Germany provokes France and Britain over Morocco, but fails to break the Franco-British Alliance
Kaiser Wilhelm In Morocco
Sailed to Morocco and declared his support for their freedom.
Russo-Japanese War
Japan won and Russia lost, strengthened Russia. Happened because they disagreed about who would get Korea
Russian Defeat Effect
People got very mad at Tsar Nicholas II and Russia’s army significantly improved
Anglo Russian Entente
Russia and France team up
Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy. Created by Bismarck. Started as a dual alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary
Other definition for nationalism
Jingoism
British Nationalism
They were used to fighting people without the means to resist, they were filled with pride and overconfidence
German Nationalism
It developed and boasted racist and ethnocentric ideologies, nationalism was closely tied to militarism and national strength
Pan-Slavism
Slavic people believed that all slav-speaking people should be united under a single nation
Ottoman Empire Decline
The sultans lost power and the empire began to fracture
Abdul Hamid II
Last sultan with control, he promoted Turkish nationalism