Path to War

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Created on: 22-02-14 14:46

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The Path to War
- 1899-1902 Boer War
  - Germany opposed Britain's attempt to defeat the Boers in South Africa
- 1905-1906 The First Moroccan Crisis
  - Kaiser Wilhelm (Emperor of Germany) promised the sultan of Morocco his help in gaining their independence
    - This annoyed France as they wanted to conquer Morocco
- 1909
  - Britain got scared of Germany's increasing navy
    - So the British people demanded the government had to build eigth of the new Dreadnought Battleships
- 1908
  - Kaiser Wilhelm said in an article that "all the English are made" and that "Germans hate them"
  - Austria annexed Bosnia (conquered and made part of their country)
    - This annoyed Serbia who wanted Bosnia
      - Russia wanted to help Serbia but backed down
- 1911 Adagir
  - There was a revolution in Morocco
    - France sent an army to take over
      - Kaiser Wilhelm sent the gunship 'Panther'
        Britain and France forced him to back down
    - Kaiser Wilhelm sent the gunship 'Panther'
      - Britain and France forced him to back down
- 1912 - 1913
  - Serbia and other countries in the Balkans began to gain power
    - They conquered most of Turkey
      - Serbia said that Austria-Hungary was its next target
- 1914
  - Young Serbian terrorist, Gavrilo Princip, shot dead the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne, Sarajevo
    - THIS WAS THE MAIN EVENT WHICH TRIGGERED THE FIRST WORLD WAR
1908
- Kaiser Wilhelm said in an article that "all the English are made" and that "Germans hate them"
- Austria annexed Bosnia (conquered and made part of their country)
  - This annoyed Serbia who wanted Bosnia
    - Russia wanted to help Serbia but backed down

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