Zusammenfassung der Ressource
German Aggression
- Black Cheque 1914/Ultimatum
- 5-6 July Wilhelm II and Bethmann gave full unconditional support to Austria
- 23 July Germany pushes Austria to send Ultimatum to Serbia
- Germany greatly risking a war it felt prepared for
- Weltpolitik
- Navy Laws of 1898 and 1900
- Challenged status of other nations e.g Britain threatened by naval expansion
- Seeking colonial expansion and a more dominant position in Europe
- Followed since 1897
- Wanted large colonial empire in central Africa, lands already owned by someone else
- First Moroccan Crisis 1905
- Clear German Challenge
- Bulow demands conference to review the question of Morocco
- Whole Crisis strengthened Anglo-French relationship
- Germany isolated, France got its way
- Wilhelm II lands a Moroccan port making a speech about the independence of the Sultan
- Second Moroccan Crisis April 1911
- Germany given two strips of Congoland
- Germany seen as bullying France to give up French Congo
- Germany forced to accept French control of Morocco
- War Council 1912
- Shows plan for war in the East
- Meeting with Kaiser and military leaders
- Discussion of future war with Russia
- Discussed preparing citizens for war
- Schlieffen Plan 1905
- Seen as plan for a war of aggression
- Shows aggressive plans significantly before the war