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Novelist Emilia Pardo Bazán
Criticised the political advances made by liberal men because they had actually increased inequality between men and women. -
Emmeline Pankhurst
Is considered the most important British feminist of her time. She was an activist and leader of the suffragette movement, but was criticised by her contemporaries for the very aggressive methods - such as smashing windows and supporting arson - that she used to make her views known. -
THE BISMARCKIAN SYSTEMS OF ALLIANCES
First system.
Known as the League of the Three Emperors, this was an alliance between the Austro-Hungarian, German and Russian empires. -
Second system
Bismarck made a bilateral agreement with Austria (Dual Alliance). Italy later joined the agreement, forming the Triple Alliance. Bismarck also revived the League of the Three Emperors. -
Third system
Thee German chancellor reinforced the Triple Alliance and signed the Reinsurance Treaty with the Russian tsar. This treaty guaranteed Russian neutrality in the event of an attack by France. Bismarck also signed the Mediterranean Agreements with Great Britain, Italy, Austria and Spain. -
Armed peace
After Bismarck resigned in 1890, twko opposing diplomatic blocs formed in Europe: the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austro-Hungary and Italy) and the Triple (Russia, France and Great Britain). -
The tension arises
As diplomatic tension between the two blocs increased, each bloc invested in its military, taking advantage of the advances of industrialisation.
France and Germany were on the brink of war over control of Morocco, a territory that Germany wanted for its strategic value and because of the raw materials it could provide for German industry. -
The Balkan wars
In the first, an alliance of Balkan countries– Serbia, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Greece–declared war on the Turks, leading to the withdrawal of the Ottoman Empire from Europe. In the second, the former allies fought each other. Serbia, which had the support of the Russians, benefited from this war. -
ARMED PEACE
Britain was worried because Germany’s navy had expanded into a battle fleet that could threaten the supremacy of the Royal Navy. In the Triple Alliance, each member promised mutual support in the event of an attack by any other great power, or, in the case of Germany and Italy, an attack by France alone. -
Emmeline pankhut
When she was arrested, she often fought with police and went on hunger strikes. She spent years touring, giving speeches and participating in marches. She suspended her activities during the First World War to support the war effort, and after women got the right to vote in Great Britain, she was active in politics and ran for Parliament.