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Chapter 25Europe and the World, 1870–
1914
Civilization in the West, Seventh Edition by Kishlansky/Geary/O’Brien
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I. The European Balance of Power, 1870-1914II. The New ImperialismIII. The European Search for Territory and MarketsIV. Results of a European-Dominated World
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Chapter 25: Europe and the World, 1870–1914
Tensions & Conflicts: 1873-1914
Tensions & Conflicts: 1873-19141. Three Emperors’ League (1873) Ger, A-H,
Rus.
2. Dual Alliance (1879) Ger. & A-H
3. Triple Alliance (1882) Ger, A-H, It.
4. Reinsurance Treaty (1887) restore relations between Ger. & Rus.
5. Franco-Russian Alliance (1894)
6. British-Japanese Alliance (1902)
7. The Entente Cordiale (1904) Br. & Fr.
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8. First Moroccan Crisis (1905)
9. Russo-Japanese War (1905)
10. The Anglo-Russian Convention (1907) Persia
11. Triple Entente (1907) Br, Fr, Rus
12. The Bosnian Crisis of 1908
13. Second Moroccan Crisis (1911)
14. The First Balkan War (1912)
15. The Second Balkan War (1913)
Tensions & Conflicts: 1873-1914
Tensions & Conflicts: 1873-1914
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What you Need to KnowWhat you Need to KnowIn the wake of German Unification (1871)
•Bismarck says Germany satisfied and France is the power that needs to be isolated. He makes alliances with Austria, Italy and Russia.
•Bismarck fired (1890) and Kaiser Wm II upsets the balance.
•France and Russia (isolated) get together.
•Kaiser Wm announces he needs a navy (Britain upset)
By 1907: Major powers aligned in 2 Camps•Public opinion plays a key role (tabloid press-yellow journalism)
•Professional diplomats hands are forced. 1914, Br. Foreign Secretary, Lord Gray says: The lights are going out all over Europe. They will not be lit again in our lifetime.
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A Punch cartoon shows European leaders trying to
keep the lid on the simmering kettle of Balkan crises.
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I. The European Balance of Power, 1870-1914
A.Upsetting the European Balance of Power Big Five
BritainFranceGermanyAustria-HungaryRussia
The Three Emperors’ League, 1873GermanyAustria-HungaryRussia
The Ottoman Empire “Sick man of Europe”Britain: Cyprus, Sudan, Egypt
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I. The European Balance of Power, 1870-1914B. The Instability of the Alliance System
Franco-German Tensions
Russian AspirationsPan-Slavic RevoltsCongress of Berlin, 1878
1879, Dual Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary1882, Triple Alliance: Italy
1885Bulgaria v. Serbia> Reinsurance Treaty
1907, Triple EntenteBalkan Crises
1908-19091912-1913
European Alliances, 1914
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II. The New Imperialism
A. The Technology of Empire
Breech-loading riflesRepeating riflesMachine gunsIron steamships
The Suez Canal, 1869Panama Canal, 1914
Medical Advancesquinine
B. Motives for EmpireEconomics
Geopolitics
Nationalism
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III. The European Search for Territory and Markets
A. The Scramble for Africa, 1875-1912The Drive for Markets and Profits
Belgium, Leopold IICongo Basin
Berlin Conference of 1884
Ethiopia Menelik IIAdowa, 1896
B. Gold, Empire Building, & the Boer War
Afrikaner Rule1837, Great Trek
> Orange Free State, TransvaalNamibia
Boer War (1899-1902)1886, gold discovered in TransvaalCecil Rhodes
Jameson RaidAlfred Milner
Africa, 1914
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Africa, 1914
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III. The European Search for Territory and Markets
A. The Scramble for Africa, 1875-1912The Drive for Markets and Profits
Belgium, Leopold IICongo Basin
Berlin Conference of 1884
Ethiopia Menelik IIAdowa, 1896
B. Gold, Empire Building, and the Boer WarAfrikaner Rule
1837, Great Trek> Orange Free State, Transvaal
Namibia
Boer War (1899-1902)1886, gold discovered in TransvaalCecil Rhodes
Jameson RaidAlfred Milner
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The Afghan Emir Sher Ali with his "friends" the Russian Bear and
British Lion (1878)
In 1911 Britain was suspicious of Russia's intentions with
Persia (Iran).
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Uncle Sam balances his new possessions, which are depicted
as savage children. The 1899 figures are identified as Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Cuba Philippines
and "Ladrones". (Mariana Islands)
In the wake of the Spanish American War, Rudyard Kipling in White Man’s Burden offers Americans a cautionary tale.
This caricature suggests a very different, American view of
Imperialism.
Compare and Contrast the two views.
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III. The European Search for Territory and Markets
C. Imperialism in AsiaIndia
China Opium War, 1839-42Boxer Rebellion
Southeast Asia Britain: Hong Kong, Burma,
KowloonFrance: Indochina, Cambodia, LaosUnited States: Philippines
JapanSino-Japanese War, 1894-1895Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905Korea, annexed by Japan, 1910
D. The Imperialism of the United States
Panama Canal
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IV. Results of A European-Dominated World
A. A World Economy Colonies: raw materials, marketsInvestment Abroad
B. Race and CultureHerbert Spencer’s “social Darwinism”
C. Women and ImperialismFrancis Galton
D. Ecology and Imperialism
E. Critiquing CapitalismJ.A. Hobson Marxist–Leninists