Why Did Disputes Develop Bw Gb And G Flashcards
Four reasons why?
1) fears over german economic strength
2) fears over german colonisation and expansion
3) germany and britain mutual distrust
4) naval arms race
Great britains percentage of world trade was declining whilst germanys was
Increasing exponentially
Germany have a population size…..x that of britain
1.5 x
What major railway did germany set out expanding in the early 20th century?
Berlin-baghdad
Germany began to take a keen interest in africa in the early 20th century even provoking the
First moroccan crisis
Germany saw britain as an…..country
Arrogant
During the boer war britain humiliated germany by
Seizing some german boats because they suspected they might be carrying supplies for the boers
Inc german naval expansion led to the british campaign to build more boats with the slogan
We want eight and we wont wait