Military conflicts before the Great War

Military conflicts before the Great War

Russian-Japanese War

• Ambitions to control Korea and Manchuria

• England was worried by the Russian expansion in Manchuria

• 1902 British-Japanese treaty (Japan was helped against Russia)

• Russian forces suffered a crucial defeat at Mukden and Tsushima

• an Asian power defeated a European country

Africa

• First Moroccan crisis 1905: Germany would protect Morocco from the French

• conference in Spain: this would be a casus belli

• 1911 the Second Moroccan crisis: the Panther jump

• German fleet anchored in Agadir -> had to withdraw

• 1911 Italian-Turkish war: Italy took Turkish military positions

The Balkans

• the powder keg of Europe

• conflict between Austria and Russia

• 1908 Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina

• the Serbs were outraged -> Russia offered them full support

• Germany stood behind Austria

The Balkans

• the First Balkan War 1912: Slavic nations against Turkey and defeated it

• Bulgaria became too powerful

• Serbia wanted an exit to the sea

• the Second Balkan War 1913: the former allies turned against Bulgaria

• Romania got Dobrudja, Greece received Macedonia, Albania got independent

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Alliance formed by Austria Hungary and Germany and later joined by Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire

• Triple Alliance

• Triple Entente

• Central Powers

• Allied Powers

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Military agreement uniting Austria Hungary, Germany, and Italy

• Triple Alliance

• Triple Entente

• Central Powers

• Allied Powers

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Military agreement uniting Austria Hungary, Germany, and Italy

• Triple Alliance

• Triple Entente

• Central Powers

• Allied Powers

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Bosnia-Herzegovina was annexed by

• Serbia

• Russia

• Austria-Hungary

• Italy

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There were ... Morrocan crisis

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In the Second Balkan War Bulgaria

• lost territories

• gained new territories