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Britain had a treaty with Belgium to keep them neutral
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Triple Alliance
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Germany increased imperial ambitions
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Steady increase of defensive spending by all major powers
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Franco-Russian Alliance
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"nothing must henceforth be settled in the world without the intervention of Germany and the German Emperor"
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Anglo-Germany Naval Arms Race
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Germany: Navy Bill of 1900 – Wikipedia
- Increased Germany's size and strength (Britain saw as a challenge to their dominance)
New class of battleship by Britain: HMS Dreadnought – Wikipedia
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British Empire covered 20% of the world's territories
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Anglo-French Entente (1904)
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Entente Cordiale
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Between: Britain and France
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Moroccan Crises (1905-6, 1911)
First Moroccan Crisis – Wikipedia
France went to take more control of Morocco; Germany objected. France ignored.
Second Moroccan Crisis – Wikipedia
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Triple Entente
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Between: France, Britain, and Russia -
Anglo-Russian Convention
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Between: Britain and Russia
Purpose: Solidified boundaries that identified respective control in Persia, Afghanistan, and Tibet. It indicated spheres of influence in Persia, specified that neither country would interfere in Tibet’s internal affairs, and recognized Britain’s influence over Afghanistan. -
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Plan XVII
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Bosnia-Herzegovina Annexation
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Balkan Wars
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All major powers has mass armies
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Britain had a relatively small standing army
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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Who: Archduke Franz Ferdinand was heir to the Austrio-Hungarian throne
In: Sarajevo (capital of the the province of Bosnia-Herzegovina)
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Germany's 'Blank Cheque' to Austria-Hungary
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July Days
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Austria-Hungary's Ultimatum
To: Serbia
About: their government have a judicial inquiry and it be open to Austro-Hungarian investigators
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Serbia refuses Austria-Hungary's terms
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Britain proposed a conference. Germany said no.
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Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
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Britain proposed international meditation
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Russia started to mobilize
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Germany demands that Russia demobilizes while mobilizing itself
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Germany declares war on Russia
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France mobilizes.
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Russia declares war on Germany
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Germany demands Belgium to let them through
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Germany declares war on France
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Germany invades Belgium. Britain tells them to get out by midnight. Britain declares war on Germany.
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Austro-Hungary declares war on Russia
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Britain and France declare war on Austria-Hungary
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All members of the Triple Alliance (except Italy) and Triple Entente were at war with each other.