1. I. The European Balance of Power, 1870-1914 II. The New Imperialism
III. The European Search for Territory and Markets
IV. Results of a European-Dominated World
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3. Dropping the Pilot. Caricature by Sir John Tenniel

4. Tensions & Conflicts: 1873-1914
Three Emperors’ League (1873)  Ger, A-H, Rus.
Dual Alliance (1879)  Ger. & A-H
Triple Alliance (1882) Ger, A-H, It.
Reinsurance Treaty (1887)  restore relations between Ger. & Rus.
Franco-Russian Alliance (1894)
British-Japanese Alliance (1902)
The Entente Cordiale (1904)  Br. & Fr.

5. Tensions & Conflicts: 1873-1914
First Moroccan Crisis (1905)
Russo-Japanese War (1905)
The Anglo-Russian Convention (1907)  Persia
Triple Entente (1907)  Br, Fr, Rus
The Bosnian Crisis of 1908
Second Moroccan Crisis (1911)
The First Balkan War (1912)
The Second Balkan War (1913)

6. What you Need to Know In the wake of German Unification (1871)
Bismarck says Germany satisfied and France is the power that needs to be isolated. He makes alliances with Austria, Italy and Russia.
Bismarck fired (1890) and Kaiser Wm II upsets the balance.
France and Russia (isolated) get together.
Kaiser Wm announces he needs a navy (Britain upset)
By 1907: Major powers aligned in 2 Camps
Public opinion plays a key role (tabloid press-yellow journalism)
Professional diplomats hands are forced. 1914, Br. Foreign Secretary, Lord Gray says: The lights are going out all over Europe. They will not be lit again in our lifetime.

8. A Punch cartoon shows European leaders trying to keep the lid on the simmering kettle of Balkan crises.
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9. The Balkan Wars:

10. The Balkans in 1914

11. I. The European Balance of Power, 1870-1914
Upsetting the European Balance of Power
Big Five Britain France Germany Austria-Hungary Russia The Three Emperors’ League, Germany Austria-Hungary Russia The Ottoman Empire “Sick man of Europe” Britain: Cyprus, Sudan, Egypt
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12. I. The European Balance of Power, 1870-1914
B. The Instability of the Alliance System
Franco-German Tensions Russian Aspirations Pan-Slavic Revolts
Congress of Berlin, 1878
1879, Dual Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary , Triple Alliance: Italy
Bulgaria v. Serbia
> Reinsurance Treaty
1907, Triple Entente
Balkan Crises
European Alliances, 1914
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13. II. The New Imperialism A. The Technology of Empire
Breech-loading rifles
Repeating rifles
Machine guns
Iron steamships
The Suez Canal, Panama Canal, 1914
Medical Advances quinine
B. Motives for Empire
Economics
Geopolitics
Nationalism
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14. III. The European Search for Territory and Markets
A. The Scramble for Africa,
The Drive for Markets and Profits Belgium, Leopold II Congo Basin Berlin Conference of Ethiopia Menelik II Adowa, 1896
B. Gold, Empire Building, & the Boer War
Afrikaner Rule
1837, Great Trek
> Orange Free State, Transvaal
Namibia Boer War ( )
1886, gold discovered in Transvaal
Cecil Rhodes
Jameson Raid
Alfred Milner
Africa, 1914
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15. Africa, 1914
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16. III. The European Search for Territory and Markets
A. The Scramble for Africa,
The Drive for Markets and Profits Belgium, Leopold II Congo Basin Berlin Conference of Ethiopia Menelik II Adowa, 1896
B. Gold, Empire Building, and the Boer War
Afrikaner Rule
1837, Great Trek
> Orange Free State, Transvaal
Namibia Boer War ( )
1886, gold discovered in Transvaal
Cecil Rhodes
Jameson Raid
Alfred Milner
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17. In 1911 Britain was suspicious of Russia's intentions with Persia (Iran).
The Afghan Emir Sher Ali with his "friends" the Russian Bear and British Lion (1878)
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18. Compare and Contrast the two views.
In the wake of the Spanish American War, Rudyard Kipling in White Man’s Burden offers Americans a cautionary tale. This caricature suggests a very different, American view of Imperialism.
Compare and Contrast the two views.
Uncle Sam balances his new possessions, which are depicted as savage children. The 1899 figures are identified as Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Cuba Philippines and "Ladrones". (Mariana Islands)
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19. III. The European Search for Territory and Markets
C. Imperialism in Asia
India China Opium War, Boxer Rebellion
Southeast Asia Britain: Hong Kong, Burma, Kowloon France: Indochina, Cambodia, Laos
United States: Philippines Japan
Sino-Japanese War, Russo-Japanese War, Korea, annexed by Japan, 1910
D. The Imperialism of the United States
Panama Canal
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20. IV. Results of A European-Dominated World
A. A World Economy
Colonies: raw materials, markets
Investment Abroad
B. Race and Culture
Herbert Spencer’s “social Darwinism”
C. Women and Imperialism
Francis Galton
D. Ecology and Imperialism
E. Critiquing Capitalism
J.A. Hobson Marxist–Leninists
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