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Egypt and Fashoda
The Fashoda incident was the climax of imperial territorial disputes between Britain and France in Eastern Africa. While Britain gained control of the Eastern part of Africa, from Egypt to the Republic of South Africa, France wanted to take over Fashoda to the Upper Nile. The British and France were on the verge of war, but it ended in a diplomatic victory for the British. -
The Boer War
The Second Boer War was a war between the Boer republics and the British. After Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II sent a telegram to the Transvaal Republic, the British noticed this fact and fought directly against the Transvaal and the Orange Free State, where gold and diamonds are abundant. -
Anglo-Japanese Alliance
The Anglo-Japanese alliance is an alliance between United Kingdom of Great Britain and the Empire of Japan. England made this alliance attempting to gently warn Russia. -
Entente Cordiale
Entente Cordiale was an agreement signed between the United Kingdom and France. This marked that UK and France will be fighting against Germany. -
Morocco
Prussia (Germany) attempted to supported Morocco gaining its own independence. Prussia was also trying to increase frictions between France and Britain, but this crisis worsened its relationship with both France and the Britain, and rather helped the success of the entente cordiale. -
Anglo-Russian Entente
The Anglo-Russian Entente was an agreement between England and Russia to support each other and cooperate. After England and Russia's entente, France, England and Russia finally formed a "triple alliance". -
Bosnia
The Bosnian crisis, also known as the First Balkan Crisis, was a crisis of the Balkan peninsula when Austria-Hungary announced the annexation of Bosnia and another territory of the Ottoman. Russia was under great confusion after being defeated in the Russian-Japanese war and October manisfesto. Austria noticed that Russia is becoming weaker, and announced that they will invade the Balkan peninsula. This was the tipping point of the World War I, and caused Europe to completely split into 2 teams.
