1. The Road to War

2. The 1st Moroccan Crisis 1905 Germany spoke for Moroccan independence.
Insulted France; France and Britain become the strongest allies.

3. British Agreement With Russia
The British ally themselves with the Russians as Germany’s naval power grows.
Disaster for Germany- Two-front War.

4. The Bosnian Crisis Austria declared the annexation of Bosnia.
Enraged Russia’s “Little Brothers”, the Serbs.

5. The 2nd Moroccan Crisis 1911
France and Britain sent troops into Morocco.
Germany sent its warship “The Panther”
France gave up parts of Congo.
The dreadnought- German Warship introduced.
France and Britain linked even closer.

7. War in the Balkans

8. The Spark
On June 28th, 1914 a Serbian Nationalist shot and killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife in Sarajevo.
Belonged to Union or Death, Black Hand.
Serbian government directly involved.