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Entente Cordiale
The Entente Cordiale was a series of agreements signed on 8 April 1904 between the United Kingdom and the French Third Republic. -
BEF
The British Expeditionary Force or BEF was the force sent to the Western Front during World War I. Planning for a British Expeditionary Force began with the Haldane reforms of the British Army carried out by the Secretary of State for War Richard Haldane following the Second Boer War. -
Schlieffen Plan
General Staff devises the Schlieffen Plan to win a future war against France by a quick sweep around Paris through Belgium before the Russians were ready, the turn back to fight the Russian Army. It took 9 years to devise this plan. It didn't work because Belgium refused, Britain declared war on Germany and Russia was ready for war more quickly than the Germans expected. -
Moroccan Crisis
The First Moroccan Crisis (also known as the Tangier Crisis) was an international crisis between March 1905 and May 1906 over the status of Morocco. Germany attempted to use the issue of Morocco's independence to increase frictions between France and the United Kingdom, as well as to advance German commercial interests in Morocco. The crisis worsened German relations with both France and the United Kingdom, and helped ensure the success of the new Anglo-French Entente Cordiale. -
First Dreadnought
Britain built the first dreadnought during the Arms Race against Germany. In 1914 Britain had 29 dreadnoughts, Germany 17. -
The workmen’s Compensation Act
It was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which dealt with the right of working people for compensation for personal injury. -
Triple Entente
The Triple Entente was the name given to the alliance between France, Britain, and Russia after the signing of the Anglo-Russian Entente on August 31, 1907. The alliance of the three powers, supplemented by agreements with Portugal and Japan, constituted a powerful counterweight to the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. -
Old Age Pensions Act
The Act provided for a non-contributory old age pension for persons over the age of 70. -
Children Act
also known as Children and Young Persons Act, part of the Children's Charter was a piece of government legislation passed by the Liberal government, as part of the British Liberal Party's liberal reforms package. The Act was informally known as the Children's Charter and surrounded controversy. -
Austria seized Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Bosnian Crisis of 1908–1909, also known as the Annexation crisis, or the First Balkan Crisis, erupted into public view when on 6 October 1908, Austria-Hungary announced the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Britain, Italy, Serbia, Montenegro, Germany and France took an interest in these events. -
Trade Board Act
The Trade Boards Act 1909 was a piece of social legislation passed in the United Kingdom in 1909. It provided for the creation of boards which could set minimum wage criteria that were legally enforceable. -
General Election
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The National Insurance Act
Health Insurance and Unemployment benefit. -
Agadir Crisis
also called the Second Moroccan Crisis, or the Panthersprung. It was the international tension sparked by French troops in the interior of Morocco. France thus broke both with the Act of Algeciras (that ended the first Moroccan crisis) and the Franco-German Accord of 1909. Germany reacted by sending the gunboat Panther to the Moroccan port of Agadir. -
Balkan League attacks Ottoman Empire
Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro formed the Balkan League .The Turks were beaten and were driven out of the Balkan area and forced to give up their lands there. -
Second Balkan War
Bulgaria went to war with Greece and Serbia. Turkey and Romania joined the Greek and Serbian side and Bulgaria was soon defeated losing land to the four victors. -
Russian offensive failed
Because: They didn’t have enough weapons, they weren’t prepared for a long campaign, the Army was poorly organized (no discipline) (compare Spanish Civil War), 200,000 Russians killed in battles of Tannenberg and the Masurian Lakes. -
Franz Ferdinand visited Bosnia
Franz Ferdinand , Austrian heir, visited the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo.He was killed by a Serb student called Princip who was a member of The Black Hand. -
Germany declares war on Russia
Germany, an ally of Austria-Hungary, declares war on Russia and demands the neutrality of Russia's ally France; France refuses and mobilises. -
Germany declares war on France
Germany declares war on France; Britain sends ultimatum to Germany to respect Belgian neutrality. -
Britain declares war on Germany
No satisfactory response is received from Germany. Britain declares war. Germany invades Belgium this day too. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia.
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Battle of Tannenberg
200,000 Russians were killed by German Troops led by Ludendorff. -
Battle of Mons
The Battle of Mons was the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in the First World War. The British army attempted to hold the line of the Mons-Condé Canal against the advancing German First Army. -
Battle of Marne
The allied troops managed to save Paris, and forced the Germans to pull back to the river Aisne. -
First Battle Of Ypres
Both sides wanted to stop the other side controlling the coastline. -
Sir Douglas Haig replaced Sir John French as the British commander
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Second Battle of Ypres
Germans used poison gas for the first time against the Allied troops. -
Battle of Verdun
It was one of the major battles during the First World War on the Western Front. It was fought between the German and French armies.It ended with a French tactical victory since, by December 1916, they had recaptured most of the lost ground including the centerpiece of Verdun's defensive system: Fort Douaumont. -
Battle of Somme
It took place during the First World War between 1 July and 18 November 1916 on either side of the river Somme in France. The battle saw the British Expeditionary Force and the French Army mount a joint offensive against the German Army, which had occupied a large part of the north of France since its invasion of the country in August 1914. The forces involved had suffered more than 1 million casualties, making it one of the bloodiest military operations ever recorded. -
Russia pulled out of the War
Because Lenin and the Bolsheviks had promised that they would end Russia's involvement in the war. The Russian army could not match up to the German army and defeat was inevitable. -
USA joined the War
Because these reasons: the effects of German U-Boat activity, and a German attempt to encourage Mexico to attack the USA. -
Tsar Nicholas II forced out of power
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Third Battle of Ypres
Also known as Battle of Passchendaele: 400,000 Allied troops were killed or wounded to win a few hundred meters of mud. -
Battle of Caporetto
Italy, helping the allies, attacking Austria and Germany from the South, but defeated at the battle of Caporetto -
Battle of Cambrai
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Representation of the People Act
It was an Act of Parliament passed to reform the electoral system in the United Kingdom. It is sometimes known as the Fourth Reform Act. This act was the first to include practically all men in the political system and began the inclusion of women. -
Representation of the People Act
It was an Act of Parliament passed to reform the electoral system in the United Kingdom. It is sometimes known as the Fourth Reform Act. This act was the first to include practically all men in the political system and began the inclusion of women. -
Brest-Litovsk
The Bolshevik leaders of Russia signed this treaty with Germany. This treaty made Germany step up the occidental front with oriental effectives. -
The Wall Street Crash
The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as Black Tuesday[1] and the Stock Market Crash of 1929, began on October 29, 1929 and was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States, when taking into consideration the full extent and duration of its fallout. -
St Germain Treaty, Austria
Separated Austria from Hungary, stopped Austria joining with Germany, land taken away eg. Bosnia, made Austria disarm and created new countries. -
Neully Treaty, Bulgaria
Lost some land, lost access to the sea, made Bulgaria disarm -
Treaty of Versailles
It was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. One of the most important and controversial provisions of the treaty required Germany to accept responsibility for causing the war. -
Treaty of Rapallo
It was an agreement signed at the Hotel Imperiale in the Italian town of Rapallo on 16 April, 1922 between Germany and Russia under which each renounced all territorial and financial claims against the other following the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and World War I. -
Trianon Treaty, Hungary
Land taken away, made Hungary disarm, created new countries -
Sèvres Treaty, Turkey
Lost land – part of Turkey became new mandates. lost control of the Black Sea -
Washington Conference
USA, Britain and France reduced size of Navies. -
Geneva Protocol
Tried to make countries use the League to sort out disputes. -
Dawes Plan
USA plan to lend money to Germany and extend payments -
Locarno Treaties
Germany agreed to western borders set at Versailles. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
65 nations agreed not to use force to settle arguments. -
- Young Plan
Reduced reparations by 75% gave Germany 59 years to pay.
