HIS103Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Free France, First Moroccan Crisis, Entente Cordiale
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Lecture 31: origins of first world war (1) Germany escaped consequences of miscalculation (aimed to isolate russia, turn away from an alliance w/ them. Political/diplomatic costs o tirpitz miscalculated: gb expanded own defences in the face of german threat, britains opposition to any power attempting to dominate continental europe was almost a force of nature (paraphrase) In light of news of german advancement gb built more dreadnoughts, 6 more o o. Gb"s colonial issues: mending colonial fences o had to placate france, gb"s isolation from continent was dangerous position (fuelled by german antagonism, french ambassador in london: cambon pushed gb to reconciliation with france. Without the south african war the anglo french agreement would not have o o o been possible entente cordiale signed 1904 8th april settlement of colonial disputes egypt in exchange for morocco (egypt for gb) + few others: edward grey , diplomatic fallout of entente cordiale o. 2nd german blunder would eventually lead to world war.
