Peer tutoring 1. The crisis of 1905-1911. 2. The Balkan wars of 1912-13.  3. Sarajevo and the blank cheque. 4.War by timetable July-August 1914.

What happens next?

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Outcomes All to know how the outbreak of the war progressed until 1914 and the tensions rising to war Most to begin to analyse Germany’s responsibility in the starting of WW1

Divide into 4 groups Crisis of 1905-11 The Balkan War Sarajevo and the blank cheque- Archduke Franz Ferndinand War by timetable events of July August 1914

The crisis of 1905-1911

Germany & French Relations After the 1905 Russo Japanese War the Germany became less anxious about Russian military strength and a two front war They began to pressure France to test British friendship Between 1905-11 they delibaratly provaked quarrels between France about Morroco This made Germany unpopular and strengthened the ENTENTE against her

1905 In 1905 the Kaiser visited Tangiers and complained that German interests in Morrocco were being flouted He made a speech suggesting the Sultan was independent of the French This made France have to decide whether to rely on Britain and stand up against Germany or not test the new friendship

Algiericas Conference The result was an international meeting Most countries agreed that altough Morrocco was independent France had a special right “to Police the Area” Only Austria Hungary stood by Germany (?) Germany was now isolated as it showed Britian would stand by France Britian and France now had secret talks about sending 100 000 troops to France if she were attacked (BEF) The French took firmer control of Morocco and began to spread inland “like an oil stain”

Solved A new crisis was brewing and came to a head when in 1908 In 1908 French soldiers burst into the German consulate in Casablanca to arrest 3 Foreign Legion deserters The Germans made this into a big incident to divert attention away from the Balkan crisis Eventually it was settled in a Dutch court

1911 French troops occupied Fez to help the Sultan fight the rebels Germany protested against this “invasion” and demanded compensation This could have been settled in an international court but instead the Kaiser sent a warship to Agadir. This aggressive behaviour annoyed everyone especially the British who disliked having their naval superiority challenged In London politicians told Germany that they would fight if challenged and Britain was put on a war footing Wilhelm found himself facing a world war because of his actions He hastily agreed to French supremacy in Morroco in exchange for some land in French Congo

The Balkan Crisis

The Balkans

The Balkans The Hapsberg, Russian and Ottoman empires all clashed in the Balkans The Ottoman Muslim Turks wanted to hold onto their remaining Christian territories This was made difficult as Greece and a free Serbia made their own subjects want independence Russia wanted the Balkans to be independent of the Turks so she could control them and establish a port in the Meditarrean Sea The Hapsburg rulers of Austria Hungary thought that any break up of the Turkish empire would encourage the other countries to want independence The Hapsberg disliked a free Serbia on their border as the Serb patriots were constantly encouraging the 6 million Serbs under Austrian control to revolt

Now Make notes on the Bosnian take over by Austria The Balkan League The Fears of Austria Hungary

Murder in Sarajevo

Blank Cheque The kaiser and Chancellor Hollweg gave Austria a “blank cheque” to support them whatever happened War by timetable p34 As soon as countries starting declaring war allies joined in- Germany have the Schlieffen plan ready.

Homework Make notes on the following Flottenpolitik Daily Telegraph Affair Weltpolitik First Morrocan Crisis Second Morrocan Crisis Bosnia / Herzegovina The First Balkan War 1912 Thursday