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EMMELINE PANKHURST
She was a British feminist, who was the most important of her time. She was the leader of the suffragette movement, she was criticized for the aggressive methods she used. She was arrested as soon as she fought with the police and went on several hunger strikes. In the First World War she won the right to vote for women in Great Britain. -
THE LATE 19TH CENTURY
It was a period of prosperity and optimism, but also a period of great tension in international relations due to territorial expansionism. Relations between countries were determined by Germany between 1870 and 1890. -
THE BISMARCKIAN SYSTEMS OF ALLIANCES
system of international alliances Otto von Bismarck sponsored after the Franco-Prussian War to isolate Franci.
purpose: thus avoid his supposed revenge after his defeat. First system (1872 . 1882 ). An alliance between the Austro-Hungarian, German and Russian empires.
Second system (1879). bilateral agreement with Austria (Dual Alliance). Italy later joined the agreement, forming the Triple Alliance.
Third System (1887). treaty that guaranteed Russian neutrality in case of attack from France. -
ARMED PEACE
(1890-1914).
It was called that of her since there was no war they just prepared for it.
In the Triple Alliance, each member promised mutual support in the event of an attack by any other great power. reasons:
- Conflicts between European states during colonial expansion.
- Germany that extolled the idea that each individual belonged to a nation "aggravated Nationalism".
in order to maintain the existing balance of power in Europe -
THE TENSION ARISES
As diplomatic tension between the two blocs increased, each bloc invested in its military, taking advantage of the advances of industrialisation. This process was called the arms race or armed peace. -
Balkan Wars
In the first, an alliance of Balkan countries– Serbia, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Greece–declared war on the Turks, leading to the withdrawal of the Ottoman Empire from Europe. In the second, the former allies fought each other.