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The Franco-Prussian War
The main cause for the Franco-Prussian War was the candidacy of
Prince Leopoldo of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen for
the Spanish throne. This immediately raised the
possibility of Prussia and Spain combining against
France. After the publication of "Ems Telegram",
by Otto Von Bismarck, the Prussian chancellor,
the French government was provoked into
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Battle of Sedan; Napoleon III surrenders
Fought at the French border fortress of Sedan. This resulted in the defeat of the French army which caused Napoleon Ill to
surrender as well as the fall of Bonaparte. After
Paris became aware of the emperor's capture, it
exploded into rebellion and the legislative
assembly was dissolved. France was declared a
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Second Afghan War
Lord Lytton was appointed governor-general of India and he was concerned about the relations with Afghanistan. Lytton had orders to
counteract it. This war began with a British
Invasion in 1878 and occupied Kabul as it had in
the first war. After the treaty was signed at
Gandomark, there was a new emir, Ya' qub Khan,
who then agreed to receive a permanent British
embassy at Kabul as well as to conduct foreign
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The Berlin Conference
This was a conference where France, Germany, GB, and Portugal wanted to come to an agreement to discuss how they were gonna go about African colonization. The reason why this became such an issue was that the one county that was left out was
Africa. Since these countries made the majority of the decisions for Africa without them being there to speak it did cause some issues
considering that some of the African nations that
had prior issues were being forced to have to work near each other. -
First German Naval Law
Admiral von Tirpitz wanted to eventually make the size of Germany's battle fleet larger than it already was. One of his plans was that he wanted Britain and Germany to ally with each
other. But the British had a plan of their own and
they did not include being an alliance with
Germany. Something else that Tirpitz made sure
to add to his first naval law that he passed was
that they would build seven naval ships so that the
navy would end up with at least a total of nineteen
battleships. -
Battle of the Atbara
This was a war taking place on the Atbara River. The Anglo- Egyptian force fought against the Sudanese rebels who had an
army of15,000 men and they defeated them
even though the Anglo-Egyptians had a smaller
group on their side by about 1,000. This
battle did not last very long after it began it would
be over in about forty-five minutes. This war
resulted in many fatalities including 3,000
Sudanese being killed, and although the
Anglo-Egyptians won the battle they still suffered
many fatalities. -
Boer War begins in South Africa
The Boer War had many factors for why it started,
such as the discovery of gold on the
Witwatersrand, the Jameson Raid, the tension
between political leaders, and the Uitlander
franchise. The Boers (Afrikaners), were the heirs
of the original Dutch settlers in Southern Africa.
They refused to grant political rights to non-Boer
settlers (Uitlanders), who were usually from
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Queen Victoria dies
Queen Victoria passed away at the Osborne House
on the Isle of Wight. Queen Victoria had suffered
for years before her death from a series of minor
strokes. The cause of her death was caused by a
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The Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War was a military conflict
war and it was the first all-out war of the modern
era where a non-European power defeated one of
Europe's great powers. Japan forced Russia to
abandon the expansionist policy in East Asia. By
abandoning the policy, they became the first Asian
power to defeat a European power. -
The Entente Cordiale
The Entente Cordiale was a diplomatic agreement
that was signed in 1904 by France and Great
Britain. This agreement ended antagonisms
between the two and made it easier for the
Anglo-French to work together against the
German expansion in Europe along with the
colonial world. -
Agadir Crisis/Second Moroccan Crisis
The second Moroccan Crisis takes place 5 years
after the first one. The ruler or Sultan of Morocco,
ruling alongside the French, but the people of
Morocco want him out of power. The sultan has
the French send in military troops; Germany sees
this as an invasion. The Germans send the Panther
gunboat to Agadir, which threatens the British.
The solution to the crisis was, the French would
get Morocco, the Germans get land in central
Africa, and the panther must leave. -
Turkish-Italian War
The Ottoman Empire had been in a state of
decline for quite some time but still ruled over a
large amount of land. Meanwhile, Italy was
growing as a power in Europe; they wanted to
expand and had their eyes on Libya. The Ottoman
sent ships to Libya, but they were no match for
the Italians. The Italians used armored cars and
planes to attack the Turks and ultimately were
defeated by the Italians who took over the region. -
Anglo French Naval Agreement
A military agreement between Britain and France
stated that the Royal Navy would protect Britain's
French coastlines from the attack of the Germans
and the French would protect the Suez Canal. -
Woodrow Wilson sworn in as US president.
The inauguration of Woodrow Wilson the 28th
president after he defeated Taft and Roosevelt.
Soon after he declared America to be a neutral
participant in the War. However, American
support to the Allied powers was increased, and
eventually declared war.