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Egypt and Fashoda
The Fashoda Incident, a.k.a the Fashoda Crisis was a territorial dispute between France and Great Britain over Africa. Both the British and French wanted to connect their colonies with a railroad system; Great Britain wanted a Cape-to-Cairo railway, meaning Uganda to Egypt, while the French wanted to expand through Central Africa and Sudan, from the west coast. The French also wanted control over the all important Nile River, and the goals of the two respective countries lead to a confrontation -
The Boer War
The Boer War of 1899 was a conflict between the British and the Afrikaners of Southern Africa, also known as the Boers. After the first Boer war, Britain still wanted control over South Africa, while the Boers wished for Independence. Eventually, this lead to the second Boer war, which ended the great Pax Britannica, the long period of peace for Britain. This war first began when Britain rejected the transvaal ultimatum, which suggested that Britain and the Orange Free State should cease all fig -
Anglo Japanese Alliance
The Anglo-Japanese Alliance, formed in response to Russian expansion, permitted the modernization of Japan. The alliance obligated either power to remain neutral if one or other found itself at war. However, should either power be obliged to fight a war against two or more powers, the other signatory was obliged to provide military aid. Anglo-Japanese naval cooperation played an important role in the development of the Imperial Japanese Navy. There was extensive cooperation before a formal agre -
Entente Cordiale
In 1904, the United Kingdom settled their past contentions over colonies with France with the first signing of the Entente Cordiale. Although the agreement contained no pledges of military support, the two countries began to discuss joint military plans. Previous conflicts over which imperialist empire had control over Morocco ceased. However, as Germany’s military, political, and economic influence began to rapidly expand, the Entente Cordiale eventually became a joint alliance concentrated on -
Morocco
The First Moroccan Crisis in 1905 occurred when France wanted to control Morocco. Morocco was ruled by Sultan Moulay al Hasan, and was untouched by the European powers. However, Abdul Aziz, the succeeding ruler, lost control over the country due to the Berber people of the Atlas Mountains. In 1899, Theophile Delcasse claimed to have control over Morocco. Eventually, the only country that didn’t support Delcasse was Germany. The problem was that Kaiser Wilhelm II publicly stated that he wanted Ge -
Anglo-Russian Entente
In 1907, the United Kingdom and Russia settled their differences in Asia. Russia then joined the alliance. This new Triple Entente existed mainly to combat the threat of Germany’s growing power. Devised to establish and solidify boundaries that identified each nation’s respective control of territories in Persia, Afghanistan, and Tibet, the alliance ended lengthy border conflicts between Russia and Great Britain, or the “Great Game.” The Anglo-Russian Entente ultimately resulted in the removal o -
Bosnia
The Bosnian Crisis emerged from the annexation of the province, Bosnia, by Austria- Hungary. Serbians, who disagreed with the annexation, believed in the Germans for help. Unfortunately, Germany had already signed a contract with Austria that gave them control over Constantinople in exchange for its agreement with Austria’s decision. Although the Treaty of Britain. The international tension the crisis brought amongst the several nations greatly contributed as one of the causes of World War 1.
