Chapter 2, History

ABABBA: Algecerias crisis, Bosnian crisis, Agadir crisis, Balkans I, Balkans II, Archduke Franz Ferdinand

When did Kaiser Wilhem II give his speech in Morocco

When did Kaiser Wilhem II give his speech in Morocco

March 1905

What year was the Algeciras conference

1906

What was the treaty made after the 2nd MC and it’s contents?

The treaty of Fez

• France solidified control of Morocco

• Germany gained territories in the Republic of the Congo

Where was the conference during the first MC held?

Algeciras, Spain

When and where was the 2nd MC?

July 1911

Agadir, Morocco

What policy did Kaiser Wilheim II push in his speech in the 1st MC

An “open doors policy”, where all European powers were free to extract resources

Where did the Kaiser land in Morocco in the 1st MC

Tangier, Morocco

How many countries voted for Germany in Algeciras?

2/13 (Austria-Hungary and Germany)

What were the main results of the Moroccan crisises?

• France secured control of Morocco

• Germany gained some territories in the Republic of the Congo

• Germany was internationally humiliated at the Algeciras conference

• The triple entente became more of a military treaty

When was the Bosnian crisis

1908-09

What territorial changes were made during the Bosnian crisis?

• Austria-Hungary claimed Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Bulgary claimed independence

When was the Balkan league formed

1912

Who were the members of the Balkan leagues

The kings of

• Bulgaria

• Greece

• Montenegro

• Serbia

What happened in the first Bakan war

• The Balkan league fought the Turks

• In 50 days of fighting the Turks surrendered.

• They agreed to give up their land in Europe

When was the second Balkan crisis

1913

What happened during the second Balkan war

• Bulgaria was unsatisfied with the land it had gained during the first war

• It attacked Serbia and Greece

• Serbia, Greece and Romania invaded Bulgaria

• Bulgaria asked for an Armistice and gave up most of the land it had won in the first war. Serbia took most

• AH grew more anxious of Serbia and its growth, determined to control it

• Bulgaria wanted revenge on Serbia

What was the Serbian terrorist organisation called

The black Hand

Who, when and where was the assassination which triggered WWI

The assassination is Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28th June 1914 in Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia

What was particular about the 28th June

It was the Serbian national holiday