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An assessment of the First Moroccan Crisis 1905-06, Bosnian Crisis 1908-09, Second Moroccan Crisis 1911, and the Balkan Wars 1912-13.
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1. First Moroccan Crisis 1905-06
2. Bosnian Crisis 1908-09
3. Second Moroccan Crisis 1911
4. Balkan Wars 1912-13
The Moroccan crisis (1905)
Development of political and military alliances caused tension and hostility among nations leading up to World War I. Two major alliance systems developed, the "Triple Alliance" of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy and the "Triple Entente" of Britain, France and Russia. Also several smaller countries became indirectly involved in the alliances, which effectively divided Europe into two "Armed Camps". For example, Russia pledged to support Serbia in order to prevent further Austrian-Hungarian expansion into the Balkans. Germany stated its support for Austria-Hungary and Britain had given its support for Belgium in 1839.
The Moroccan crisis involving France, Germany and Britain in 1905 caused tensions and fears regarding Germanys aggressive 'Weltpolitik' policy. On the surface, Germany said they wanted 'fair shares for all' but their hidden objective was to try and weaken the Entente between England and France by showing how Britain was a bad ally because they wouldn't support the French in time of crisis. In fact this backfired on Germany and the Anglo-French entente strengthened because both
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