The Berlin Conference (1884-85)
This German chancellor called the Berlin Conference in 1884.
Who was Otto von Bismarck?
This country joined the race for African colonies later than most other major European powers.
What is Germany?
After what incident did the French withdraw their forces away from the British ones in Fashoda, Sudan.
What is the Fashoda Incident?
This policy, introduced by Kaiser Wilhelm II, aimed to make Germany a major world power through overseas expansion and a stronger navy.
What is Weltpolitik?
This British foreign policy involved avoiding formal alliances during much of the late 19th century.
What is "Splendid Isolation"?
The Berlin Conference met to establish rules for European colonization on what continent.
What is Africa?
German businessmen and industrialists pressured the government to pursue colonies largely for these economic benefits.
What are markets and economic opportunities/resources?
What did the Germans do after arming the Boers with modern weapons between 1895 and 1899.
What is joining the Boer war? (1889)
The German naval expansion was largely directed against this European country's navy.
What is Britain?
Britain's first major alliance after abandoning Splendid Isolation was signed with this Asian nation in 1902.
What is Japan?
Under this principle, a European power had to actually control and administer a territory before claiming ownership.
What is "effective occupation"?
This European nation was worried that British expansion threatened its plans to build a large colonial empire in North, West, and Central Africa.
What is France?
What is the name of the competition fought by the Britian and Germany from 1906 to 1914 to gain an upper hand in sea travel.
What is the naval race?
This British battleship, launched in 1906, revolutionized naval warfare and intensified the naval arms race with Germany.
What is HMS Dreadnought?
Signed in 1904, this agreement improved relations between Britain and France and settled several colonial disputes.
What is the Entente Cordiale?
This Belgian ruler gained international recognition of his claim to the Congo at the Berlin conference.
Who was King Leopold II?
This African ruler wrote to attendees of the Berlin Conference expressing concern about European plans for Africa.
Who was Menelik II?
In what informal agreement were French interests in North Africa recognized by the British.
What is the Entente Cordiale?
German leaders believed a powerful navy would help Germany achieve this broader goal in world affairs.
What is becoming a world power (or gaining international influence and prestige)?
The 1907 Anglo-Russian Entente, together with earlier agreements, helped form this diplomatic grouping.
What is the Triple Entente?
Name two major outcomes of the Berlin Conference.
What are the principle of effective occupation, recognition of Leopold's Congo claim, agreements on ending slavery, and guarantees of free trade/navigation? (Any two.)
Bismarck supported colonial expansion partly because it was politically useful against this growing party.
What is the Social Democratic Party (SPD)?
After Bismarck's departure Britain and Germany's relations begun deteriorating after what joint action by Britain and America in March of 1899.
The American British destruction of the German Consulate in the Capital of Samoa.
According to Cambridge, the naval arms race between Britain and Germany increased distrust and contributed to tensions leading up to this conflict.
What is World War I?
This German foreign policy under Kaiser Wilhelm II sought to make Germany a major world power and contributed to tensions with Britain and France.
What is Weltpolitik?