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Chapter Outline Chapter 25 Europe and the World, 1870–1914 Civilization in the West, Seventh Edition by Kishlansky/Geary/O’Brien Copyright © 2008, Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Longman I. The European Balance of Power, 1870-1914 II. The New Imperialism III. The European Search for Territory and Markets IV. Results of a European-Dominated World

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Chapter Outline

Chapter 25Europe and the World, 1870–

1914

Civilization in the West, Seventh Edition by Kishlansky/Geary/O’Brien

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I. The European Balance of Power, 1870-1914II. The New ImperialismIII. The European Search for Territory and MarketsIV. Results of a European-Dominated World

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Chapter 25: Europe and the World, 1870–1914

Dropping the Pilot. Caricature by Sir John Tenniel

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Tensions & Conflicts: 1873-1914

Tensions & Conflicts: 1873-19141. Three Emperors’ League (1873) Ger, A-H,

Rus.

2. Dual Alliance (1879) Ger. & A-H

3. Triple Alliance (1882) Ger, A-H, It.

4. Reinsurance Treaty (1887) restore relations between Ger. & Rus.

5. Franco-Russian Alliance (1894)

6. British-Japanese Alliance (1902)

7. The Entente Cordiale (1904) Br. & Fr.

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8. First Moroccan Crisis (1905)

9. Russo-Japanese War (1905)

10. The Anglo-Russian Convention (1907) Persia

11. Triple Entente (1907) Br, Fr, Rus

12. The Bosnian Crisis of 1908

13. Second Moroccan Crisis (1911)

14. The First Balkan War (1912)

15. The Second Balkan War (1913)

Tensions & Conflicts: 1873-1914

Tensions & Conflicts: 1873-1914

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What you Need to KnowWhat you Need to KnowIn the wake of German Unification (1871)

•Bismarck says Germany satisfied and France is the power that needs to be isolated. He makes alliances with Austria, Italy and Russia.

•Bismarck fired (1890) and Kaiser Wm II upsets the balance.

•France and Russia (isolated) get together.

•Kaiser Wm announces he needs a navy (Britain upset)

By 1907: Major powers aligned in 2 Camps•Public opinion plays a key role (tabloid press-yellow journalism)

•Professional diplomats hands are forced. 1914, Br. Foreign Secretary, Lord Gray says: The lights are going out all over Europe. They will not be lit again in our lifetime.

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A Punch cartoon shows European leaders trying to

keep the lid on the simmering kettle of Balkan crises.

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The Balkan Wars: 1912-1913

The Balkan Wars: 1912-1913

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The Balkans in

1914

The Balkans in

1914

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I. The European Balance of Power, 1870-1914

A.Upsetting the European Balance of Power Big Five

BritainFranceGermanyAustria-HungaryRussia

The Three Emperors’ League, 1873GermanyAustria-HungaryRussia

The Ottoman Empire “Sick man of Europe”Britain: Cyprus, Sudan, Egypt

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I. The European Balance of Power, 1870-1914B. The Instability of the Alliance System

Franco-German Tensions

Russian AspirationsPan-Slavic RevoltsCongress of Berlin, 1878

1879, Dual Alliance

Germany, Austria-Hungary1882, Triple Alliance: Italy

1885Bulgaria v. Serbia> Reinsurance Treaty

1907, Triple EntenteBalkan Crises

1908-19091912-1913

European Alliances, 1914

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II. The New Imperialism

A. The Technology of Empire

Breech-loading riflesRepeating riflesMachine gunsIron steamships

The Suez Canal, 1869Panama Canal, 1914

Medical Advancesquinine

B. Motives for EmpireEconomics

Geopolitics

Nationalism

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III. The European Search for Territory and Markets

A. The Scramble for Africa, 1875-1912The Drive for Markets and Profits

Belgium, Leopold IICongo Basin

Berlin Conference of 1884

Ethiopia Menelik IIAdowa, 1896

B. Gold, Empire Building, & the Boer War

Afrikaner Rule1837, Great Trek

> Orange Free State, TransvaalNamibia

Boer War (1899-1902)1886, gold discovered in TransvaalCecil Rhodes

Jameson RaidAlfred Milner

Africa, 1914

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Africa, 1914

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III. The European Search for Territory and Markets

A. The Scramble for Africa, 1875-1912The Drive for Markets and Profits

Belgium, Leopold IICongo Basin

Berlin Conference of 1884

Ethiopia Menelik IIAdowa, 1896

B. Gold, Empire Building, and the Boer WarAfrikaner Rule

1837, Great Trek> Orange Free State, Transvaal

Namibia

Boer War (1899-1902)1886, gold discovered in TransvaalCecil Rhodes

Jameson RaidAlfred Milner

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The Afghan Emir Sher Ali with his "friends" the Russian Bear and

British Lion (1878)

In 1911 Britain was suspicious of Russia's intentions with

Persia (Iran).

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Uncle Sam balances his new possessions, which are depicted

as savage children. The 1899 figures are identified as Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Cuba Philippines

and "Ladrones". (Mariana Islands)

In the wake of the Spanish American War, Rudyard Kipling in White Man’s Burden offers Americans a cautionary tale.

This caricature suggests a very different, American view of

Imperialism.

Compare and Contrast the two views.

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III. The European Search for Territory and Markets

C. Imperialism in AsiaIndia

China Opium War, 1839-42Boxer Rebellion

Southeast Asia Britain: Hong Kong, Burma,

KowloonFrance: Indochina, Cambodia, LaosUnited States: Philippines

JapanSino-Japanese War, 1894-1895Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905Korea, annexed by Japan, 1910

D. The Imperialism of the United States

Panama Canal

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IV. Results of A European-Dominated World

A. A World Economy Colonies: raw materials, marketsInvestment Abroad

B. Race and CultureHerbert Spencer’s “social Darwinism”

C. Women and ImperialismFrancis Galton

D. Ecology and Imperialism

E. Critiquing CapitalismJ.A. Hobson Marxist–Leninists

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