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**MY REVISION GUIDE** **The Great Powers Of Europe Before 1914**
 * Great Britain was the largest oversea empire!
 * Germany: new and ruled by Kaiser Wilhelm II wanted to make germany the Leading world power
 * Russia: HUGE! and COLD led by Tsar Nicholas the II. Were very poor and on verge of rebellion
 * Austria Hungry: patch work empire, ruled by Emperor Franz Joseph
 * France: Powerful overseas empire, president Raymond Poincare

Alliances Made During the 35 Years From 1914.

**Timeline That Led Up To 1914**
 *  1879 - The Dual Alliance ( Germany and Austria-Hungary)
 * 1882 - The Triple Alliance ( Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary)
 * 1892 - The Franco-Russian Alliance ( France and Russia)
 * 1904 - The Entente Cordiale ( Britain and France)
 *  The Triple Entente ( Britain, France, and Russia)

**Planning For War At** Sea **Planning For War On Land** The Moroccan Crises LOTS OF CRISES! :O
 *  ﻿1900 - The **German Navy Law** ordered the building of 100 new warships.
 * 1905 - **HMS Dreadnought** was launched. which made a Totaly NEW TYPE OF BATTLE SHIP!
 * 1906-1914 - the HMS Dreadnought started a **Naval Race** between Britain and Germany and Britain tried to maintain a 'two-power standard" while Germany followed the "Risk Theory".
 * 1914 -Britain outnumbered Germany 29 to 17. There was a need for more ships.
 * ﻿1905 - The **Schlieffen Plan** (German) aimed to avoid a war on two fronts by defeating France in six weeks and then later attacking Russia.
 * 1906 - Haldane began improving the British army. He set up the
 * **Expeditionary Force,**
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> a **Territorial Army and OTC's.**
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1913 - Plan Eleven (French) was for an all-out attack on the "lost provinces" of Alsace and Lorraine.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> ﻿1905 - The **Tangier Crisis** happened and Britain and France stood firm against German Threats during the Algeciras Conference.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1906 - **Ageciras Conference.--- DECISION MAKING EVENT!**
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1911 - The Agadir Crisis almost stated a war when the German warship Panther was set to Agadir, making the British fear that their rival naval base in Gibratar was under threat.