German Foreign Policy Pre-WW1
Mind Map of the Foreign policy of Germany leading up to the beginning of World War One
- Created by: JMitch
- Created on: 22-05-13 10:49
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- German Foreign Policy 1900-1914
- Alliances
- Germany in 1871 was a new country and used Realpolitik to contain its borders and gain Allies
- Naturally Allied to Austria signing Triple Alliance in 1892 with Italy also
- Didn't resign the Reassurance treaty with Russia in 1890
- Russia moved towards France so Germany created the Schlieffen Plan to deal with a dual war
- Balkans
- Ottoman Empire Collapsing and Pan-Slavism threatened the Austrian empire
- Serbia ceased trade aggrement with Austria
- Austria Annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina and Russia forced to accept with German pressue
- First Balkan War 1912
- Balkan League declare war on Ottomans
- Serbia invade Albania (Want access to the Sea) - This threatened Austria
- Demands for an independent Albania supported by the Kaiser - Treaty of London ended conflict.
- Germany and Britain
- Flottenpolitik - 3 Naval Laws to rival the Royal Navy: (Germany had 6 Battleships compared to the British 33
- 1st Naval Law 1898 - Build a Navy to protect the Colonies
- 2nd Naval Law 1900 - Build 38 Battleships in 20 years
- 3rd Naval law 1906 - Build Dreadnought class to match Britain and widen Kiel Canal
- The Naval League and Kaiser pushed for this expansion and it created tensions with Britain
- Britain had made overtures for an alliance but were pushed out because they didn't want to join the Triple alliance
- Signed an Entente Cordial with France in 1904 and Russia 1907 - Made Germany fear encirclement
- Upset by Krugar telegram incident 1896 and Telegraph affair in 1908
- Flottenpolitik - 3 Naval Laws to rival the Royal Navy: (Germany had 6 Battleships compared to the British 33
- Morocco
- First Moroccan Crisis 1905
- Germany and France had interests in Morocco and Germany decided a conference on its future
- Hoped to drive a wedge in new entente but failed to do so
- The Algciras act decided on France and Germany to respect their mutual interest
- Only Austria supported Germany - this made them fear isolation further
- Second Moroccan Crisis - Agadir Crisis 1911
- Riots in Fez saw French troops intervene and Germany claimed it was against Algciras Act
- Sent in Gunboat Panther as a protest to Agadir and demanded French Congo in return for Morocco
- War looked likely but failed to split Britain and France - they recieved only 2 small strips of the Congo
- First Moroccan Crisis 1905
- July Crisis
- Franz Ferdinand assassinated by a Serbian terrorist organisation
- Germany supported an Austrian Ultimatum - Blank Cheque of support
- Austria didn't take part in British organised peace talks
- Schlieffen plan put into action when Russia Mobalised
- Invaded through Belgium -Britain then got involved
- Invaded through Belgium -Britain then got involved
- Weltpolitik
- Pressure for Colonial League to pursue a more aggressive foreign policy
- Built railway from Constan-tinople to Baghdad but it didn't really increase influence
- Limited opportunity for colonial expansion
- Alliances
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