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History Essay - Case Studies (moroccan crisis (alliances (In 1905 and 1911…
History Essay - Case Studies
moroccan crisis
alliances
In 1905 and 1911, there were
2 Moroccan crisis'
.
Germany
deployed warships to Morocco
to intentionally
provoke the anger of Great Britain and France
.
GB and France became closer together
after these events, making them
strong allies
.
balkan wars
nationalism
The Serbs, victorious in both Balkan Wars, were the main beneficiary
; their nation almost doubled in size with the addition of Kosovo and parts of Macedonia and Albania.
Serbia's territorial gains had
2 significant outcomes
that both of which contributed to the
outbreak of WW1
.
a sharp increase in nationalism
. several groups formed, such as the People's Defense, the Black Hand and Young Bosnia. their primary aim was to free Serbia from foreign control and influence. these groups were encouraged by Russian agents, as well as individuals in the Serbian government, public service and military.
the Serbia expansion threatened the stability of the AH empire
.
the balkans were disrupted by two wars that happened (1912-1913)
1st: several balkan nations formed alliances to wage war with the Ottoman Empire. 2nd: Bulgaria launched a surprise attack on its former Balkan allies to try and gain territory.
the balkans
were multiple nations in eastern Europe, between the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires. their location made the Balkans strategically important, so European powers were focused on events there.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
in Sarajevo provided the Austro-Hungarian government with
a pretext for crushing Serbian nationalism
, something it had long desired.
naval race
militarism
Britain launched the first dreadnought
, a ship that meant all other were redundant before its awesome fire power. the HMS (her majesty's service) dreadnought was 17,900 tons, had 10 12' guns, 18 4' guns, 5 torpedo tubes and top speed 21.6 knots.
the naval defense act
was made by GB and it was a standard for them; the two power standard. it called for the Royal Navy to maintain a number of battleships at least as equal to the combined strength of the next 2 largest navies in the world (France and Russia)
this was because
Germany built warships simply to show off
and
Great Britain, who 'ruled the waves' felt threatened and concerned
.
Germany and GB were seen as
rivals
..
GB, on the other hand, was
an island
. this was also a reason why
she had the strongest navy during the time
.
Germany had
a small coastline
and the rest of the country was
landlocked
, so
why would she need ships
?
the naval race was seen as
one of the causes of WW1. it created huge friction between both Germany and Great Britain
.