HIST 206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: First Moroccan Crisis, Germay, Algeciras Conference
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End of 19th century - brit adopts policy towards us. Brit give us things to smooth the relations b/w them. Come to brit aid, if there is a problem. Worry that this alliance might drag brit and france into a war b/w jap and russia. Brit and france had no intentions to go to war to each other. So they want to try to patch up relations b/w the two. In 1904, brit and france are communicating more. Understanding b/w brit and france over overseas territorial claim. Both recognize their colonies and wont mess with them. Germans thought this was a threat towards them. As french and brit come together, brit and germ drift apart. Germ started to catch up to brit in economics and industrial. Late 1890s, wilhelm developed a new policy to become a world power. Ge(cid:396)(cid:373) did(cid:374)"t (cid:449)a(cid:374)t to th(cid:396)eate(cid:374), they just (cid:449)a(cid:374)ted to (cid:271)e e(cid:395)ual, (cid:271)ut the (cid:271)(cid:396)it felt th(cid:396)eate(cid:374)ed.
