WILHELM THE SECOND

WILHELM THE SECONDWILHELM THE SECOND

WILLIE WILLIE ANGERS A ANGERS A

WORLDWORLD

""STEPS LEADING TO WORLD STEPS LEADING TO WORLD WARWAR II" " 18391839

Belgium declared neutral Belgium declared neutral

Agreed to by Agreed to by Br./Fr./Ru./Prussia Br./Fr./Ru./Prussia

1870-711870-71 Franco-Franco-Prussian Prussian War War Alsace-Alsace-Lorraine Lorraine lostlostFrom Punch Magazine

18821882 The Triple AllianceThe Triple Alliance

Germany/Austria/ItalyGermany/Austria/Italy

18961896 Wilhelm II announces Wilhelm II announces ""WELTMACHTWELTMACHT" policy " policy

(Germany to become (Germany to become world power.)world power.)

18981898 Fashoda CrisisFashoda Crisis

1899-021899-02 Boer WarBoer WarOrange Free State and Orange Free State and

Transvaal and commando.Transvaal and commando.

BOERS AROUND BOERS AROUND SPION KOPSPION KOP

Spion KopSpion Kop

BLOCK HOUSEBLOCK HOUSE

THE BRITISHTHE BRITISH

CONCENTRATION CAMPCONCENTRATION CAMP

CONCENTRATION CAMPCONCENTRATION CAMP

COMMANDOCOMMANDO

COMMANDOCOMMANDO

Massive influx of Massive influx of BritishBritish

Concentration Camps / Concentration Camps / Pill boxPill box

Vereeniging peace Vereeniging peace settlementsettlement

19021902 Anglo-Japanese Anglo-Japanese AllianceAlliance

JAPAN HAS A JAPAN HAS A POWERFUL BIG POWERFUL BIG BROTHERBROTHER

19041904 Entente Cordiale Entente Cordiale

France/BritainFrance/BritainFrance hasFrance has Morocco.Morocco.Britain hasBritain has Egypt.Egypt.

1904-051904-05Russo-Japanese WarRusso-Japanese War

Russia has bigger navy and Russia has bigger navy and army.army.

Navy is Navy is outmoded / outmoded / mobilization mobilization not possiblenot possible

Port ArthurPort Arthur

Russia loses Russia loses badly on land.badly on land.

RUSSIAN RUSSIAN DEAD AT DEAD AT

PORT PORT ARTHURARTHUR

ROSHESTVENSKIROSHESTVENSKI

TSHIMATSHIMASTRAITSSTRAITS

Russia Russia loses loses badly at badly at sea.sea.

SHOOTING FISH IN BARRELSHOOTING FISH IN BARREL

Witte wins concessions at peace Witte wins concessions at peace tabletable

Teddy Teddy RooseveltRoosevelt

WitteWitte

1905 1905 The Moroccan The Moroccan CrisisCrisis

Algeciras Algeciras ConferenceConference 1906 1906 Entente Entente strengthenedstrengthened

BRITANNIA BRITANNIA RULES THE RULES THE

WAVES?WAVES?

19061906 HMS Dreadnought HMS Dreadnought launchedlaunched

WESTFALENWESTFALEN

19071907 Triple EntenteTriple Entente

Britain/France/Russia

19081908Bosnia/Herzegovina Bosnia/Herzegovina

annexed by Austriaannexed by Austria

19111911

Black hand foundedBlack hand founded

1911 1911 Agadir CrisisAgadir Crisis

German ship Panther in German ship Panther in “gunboat diplomacy” “gunboat diplomacy”

(Germany gets French Congo)(Germany gets French Congo)

1912-131912-13

Balkan WarsBalkan Wars

CABRINOVIK HURLS BOMBCABRINOVIK HURLS BOMB

Cabrinovik throws bomb; takes poison, jumps off into river. Lives… arrested.

Princip Princip killed Ferdinand and Sophie and then tried to kill himself…

Arrested, questioned, eventually gives up the other conspirators who had escaped to Serbia...

PRINCIP ARRESTEDPRINCIP ARRESTED

1914 June 281914 June 28

Princip assassinates Francis Ferdinand at Sarajevo

FERDINAND’S FUNERALFERDINAND’S FUNERAL

1914 July 51914 July 5

Germany gives Austria her "Blank Cheque"

1914 July 231914 July 23

Austrian Ultimatum to SerbiaAustrian Ultimatum to Serbia

1914 July 251914 July 25

Pashich Pashich (Serbian Premier) (Serbian Premier) capitulates on all but two capitulates on all but two points. Austria breaks off points. Austria breaks off relations. Serbia mobilizes.relations. Serbia mobilizes.

1914 July 261914 July 26

Austria orders a partial mobilization.

1914 July 281914 July 28

Austria declares war on Austria declares war on Serbia.Serbia.

FRANZ JOSEPH

Russia orders a general Mobilization

1914 July 301914 July 30

1914 July 311914 July 31

Germany issues Russia an ultimatum to stop mobilizing

1914 August 11914 August 1Kaiser orders Kaiser orders

mobilisation and mobilisation and declares war on Russia. declares war on Russia. France mobilisesFrance mobilises

1914 1914 August 3August 3Germany declares war Germany declares war on France. Italy declares on France. Italy declares her neutrality and leaves her neutrality and leaves the Triple Alliance.the Triple Alliance.

1914 August 41914 August 4

Britain declares war Britain declares war because Belgium's because Belgium's neutrality was not neutrality was not honoured.honoured.

1914 August 23 1914 August 23

Japan declares war Japan declares war on Germany.on Germany.