Timeline of Events (1870 – 1911)

Franco-Prussian War 1870-

1871
Germany and France go to war and
France lose. France have to sign
away Alsace Lorraine in the Hall of
Mirrors in Versailles. (TREATY OF
FRANKFURT)
German Unification 1871
Germany joined all its states together
to become Germany. This was due to
Chancellor of Germany, Otto Von
Bismarck.

Drei-Kaiserbund 1873
Austria Hungary, Russia and
Germany wanted to keep peace in
the Balkans
Boer War 1899-1900
Germany supported the Dutch
settlers in South Africa. Briatin, who
was fighting them, saw this as
germany going against them and
were shocked because of their strong
trade links.
Entente Cordiale 1904
Britain and France settled areas of
difference in Morocco and Egypt.
Conference at Algeciras
1906
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Triple Alliance 1882
Germany, Italy and Austria Hungary
would all help each other if they were
attacked.
German Naval Laws 1900
Admiral Tirpitz introduced this law
which announced a huge programme
to build warships because Germany
wanted its place in the sun.
First Moroccan Crisis 1905
Kaiser Wilhelm went to Tangiers in
Morocco, a French sphere of
influence, to say that germany
promised to defend Morocco as a free
and independent state. This angered
France. They both theatened war.
This lead to a Confernce ar Algeciras
in 1906 in which Russia, France and
Britain forced Germany to promise to
stay out of Morocco. Germany felt
humiliated. Alarmed by this, Briatin
France and Russia made an entente.

HMS Dreadnought 1906

Britain introduced a new warship
which rendered all others obsolete.
They entered a Naval Race with
Germany and won.
Triple Entente 1907
Russia, France and Britain agree to
settle areas of difference between
them

Telegraph Article 1908

Kaiser Wilhelm II was interviewed by
the Daily Telegraph in which he said
that the Englisg were 'mad' and that
the Germans 'hate' them
First Bosnian Crisis 1908
Austria-Hungary annexed bosnia.
Serbia protested as it wanted a strip
of land to the adraitic sea. Serbia
called up its army and demanded it.
Serbia was supported by Briatin,
France and Russia and Austria
Second Moroccan Crisis Hungary by Germany. Russia, who
1911 was allied with Serbia, was not
France took control of Morocco. This prepared for war and so had to back
annoyed germany. There was a down. Germany offered Austria-
rebellion in 1911 and the French Hungary a blank 'cheque'.
army went to defend their position.
Germany sent the gunboat Panther to
Agadir because it claimed that it had
to rescue all german citizens there.
It only rescued one German. By the
Treaty of Berlin, Germany were
forced to remove the gunboat.