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Causes of WW1
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Fashoda Incident
- dispute between Britain and France in Eastern Africa
- France backed down; Napolean looked like a fool
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The Second Boer War
- Caused by conflict between the Boers and British Empire
- Ended with South African Republic and Orange Free states being annexed by British Empire.
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Anglo-Japenese Alliance
- Britain and Japan both wanted to buffer Russian expansion.
- Britain and Japan agreed to assist each other in their respective interests in China and Korea
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Entente Cordiale
- agreement between Britain and France
- settled controversial matters between the two countries
- reduced German power
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First Moroccan Crisis
- crisis over the status of Morocco
- Morocco became independent
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Anglo-Russian Entente
- Britain and Russia agree that neither country would interfere in Tibet's affairs
- France recognized Britain's influence over Afghanistan
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Bosnian Crisis
-Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina
-Serbs (and Russians) are unhappy, but in the end, they back down
