Bismarckian Foreign Policy (1871-1890)
domestic policy
Bismarck impact by force , paternalism decisions
↑
:
Seeking out enemies neutralising their making all >
people you govern
-
-
>
↳ made peace mutually selficial
came up with a complex system of alliances to all the great powers >
most of the time
-
↳ "realist" -
> make nature required at times the escape of conflict <OBJECTIVE :
keep a balance of thesion alive in Europe
avoided if it threated--peace
->
war between separate states MittelEuropa and Germany
- ->
↳ if tension had to be played out >
direct it to overseas Empire + furthermost parts of Europe
-
Bismarck's policy in practice :
twofold :
permanent isolation of France +
maintenance of peaceful co-existence with Austria-Hungary Russia
↳ failed to
"pacify France" , promoted Austro-Russian friendship
-
between 1871 and 1890 he would become
on informal refere between Balkan and Ottoman Empire
>
-
for Austria : rise of Balkan states threatened to destabilise he own multi-ethnic empire
Strategies :
Comparison of Bismarck and von Blow
Bismarck von Bulon
·
European place
·
armanent; military weapons
·
system of alliances ( < isolation of France
·
Weltmachtpolitik
Germany should not be seen as
on enemy imperialist policy
·
status quo (should be kept) -> current situation ·
no alliances
von Blow
> Since 1897 : State Secretary Minister
< 1900-1909 : Reich Chancellor of the German Empire/Reich
Brlow's speech
attitude towards
Germany's future foreign policy
"
advocated for a more assertive and expansionist foreign policy
"
argued :
Germany- > seek to establish itself -
major colonial power
+
expand the country's overseas territories
"advocated : strong navy + more agressive stance towards other European powers
, reflected
speech a belief in the need for Germany ->
assert itself-major world power to take -
>
more active role in international affairs
Bilow's strategy in 4
keywords position German Reich should have in future -
> Blow
·
expansionist ·
dominant
assertive ·
world power
·
colonial ·
assertive
agressive
, Why did tension increase in Europe between 1900-1914
<
period 1900-1914 :
long tom causes
First Moroccan Crisis 1906
-
France Conquer : Morocco ,
one of the points of the Enterte Cordiale (1904) - >
British--help them
< 1905 : Kaiser Wilhelm Visited Morocco <
promise >protect Morocco
effects
French : furious with Germany
British por :
attempt by G to on
build Empire to rival their's empire
·
a conference at Algeciras 1906 : Brit . and R supported F , G forced -
>
promise -> stay out of M
"annoyed G- thought they-ganging up to stop G occupying
its rightful place in the world
·
1907 :
B and R ,
alarmed by G's intentions --
Entente
Telegraph Article 1908
>
Kaiser Wilhelm -
>
interview :
Daily Telegraph newspaper ,
said :
English were mad' (even though he claimed--friends W B), said
G people hated
them and demanded : G must have a powerful fleet to protect her interests in even the most distant seas
effects
·
outraged the British
convinced them : G -
>
challenge the B Empire overseas
Bosnian Crisis 1908,
>
Turkey decline : -
long time
> 1908 : revolution in T A-H- > advantage -- take over the Turkish State of Bosnia
,
effects
Serbia :
furious -
>
Boincluded Serbs whom it had hoped to rule
"eventually : Led -
>
assassination at Sarajevo ,
WW
S
·
asked R shelp ,
R called a European Conference expecting : Support ,
- >
F and Brit .
->
no support ,
no conference
DR back down -
>
humiliated -
>
vowed not-back down again
Agadir Crisis ,
1911
revolution Morocco F- army stop it took over the country
> -
> - > -
>
,
*
in the Middle : Kaiser W sent- > gunboat Panther : Moroccan Port of Agadir
effects
F ,
B :
furious < B Minister Lloyd George B's : interests vitally affected fear >
G's intentions increased
G forced--back gunship--given Congo G hatred , 1 W
>
down ,
remove -
> small piece of ungle in incr
. . . determined ->
not to be the L
domestic policy
Bismarck impact by force , paternalism decisions
↑
:
Seeking out enemies neutralising their making all >
people you govern
-
-
>
↳ made peace mutually selficial
came up with a complex system of alliances to all the great powers >
most of the time
-
↳ "realist" -
> make nature required at times the escape of conflict <OBJECTIVE :
keep a balance of thesion alive in Europe
avoided if it threated--peace
->
war between separate states MittelEuropa and Germany
- ->
↳ if tension had to be played out >
direct it to overseas Empire + furthermost parts of Europe
-
Bismarck's policy in practice :
twofold :
permanent isolation of France +
maintenance of peaceful co-existence with Austria-Hungary Russia
↳ failed to
"pacify France" , promoted Austro-Russian friendship
-
between 1871 and 1890 he would become
on informal refere between Balkan and Ottoman Empire
>
-
for Austria : rise of Balkan states threatened to destabilise he own multi-ethnic empire
Strategies :
Comparison of Bismarck and von Blow
Bismarck von Bulon
·
European place
·
armanent; military weapons
·
system of alliances ( < isolation of France
·
Weltmachtpolitik
Germany should not be seen as
on enemy imperialist policy
·
status quo (should be kept) -> current situation ·
no alliances
von Blow
> Since 1897 : State Secretary Minister
< 1900-1909 : Reich Chancellor of the German Empire/Reich
Brlow's speech
attitude towards
Germany's future foreign policy
"
advocated for a more assertive and expansionist foreign policy
"
argued :
Germany- > seek to establish itself -
major colonial power
+
expand the country's overseas territories
"advocated : strong navy + more agressive stance towards other European powers
, reflected
speech a belief in the need for Germany ->
assert itself-major world power to take -
>
more active role in international affairs
Bilow's strategy in 4
keywords position German Reich should have in future -
> Blow
·
expansionist ·
dominant
assertive ·
world power
·
colonial ·
assertive
agressive
, Why did tension increase in Europe between 1900-1914
<
period 1900-1914 :
long tom causes
First Moroccan Crisis 1906
-
France Conquer : Morocco ,
one of the points of the Enterte Cordiale (1904) - >
British--help them
< 1905 : Kaiser Wilhelm Visited Morocco <
promise >protect Morocco
effects
French : furious with Germany
British por :
attempt by G to on
build Empire to rival their's empire
·
a conference at Algeciras 1906 : Brit . and R supported F , G forced -
>
promise -> stay out of M
"annoyed G- thought they-ganging up to stop G occupying
its rightful place in the world
·
1907 :
B and R ,
alarmed by G's intentions --
Entente
Telegraph Article 1908
>
Kaiser Wilhelm -
>
interview :
Daily Telegraph newspaper ,
said :
English were mad' (even though he claimed--friends W B), said
G people hated
them and demanded : G must have a powerful fleet to protect her interests in even the most distant seas
effects
·
outraged the British
convinced them : G -
>
challenge the B Empire overseas
Bosnian Crisis 1908,
>
Turkey decline : -
long time
> 1908 : revolution in T A-H- > advantage -- take over the Turkish State of Bosnia
,
effects
Serbia :
furious -
>
Boincluded Serbs whom it had hoped to rule
"eventually : Led -
>
assassination at Sarajevo ,
WW
S
·
asked R shelp ,
R called a European Conference expecting : Support ,
- >
F and Brit .
->
no support ,
no conference
DR back down -
>
humiliated -
>
vowed not-back down again
Agadir Crisis ,
1911
revolution Morocco F- army stop it took over the country
> -
> - > -
>
,
*
in the Middle : Kaiser W sent- > gunboat Panther : Moroccan Port of Agadir
effects
F ,
B :
furious < B Minister Lloyd George B's : interests vitally affected fear >
G's intentions increased
G forced--back gunship--given Congo G hatred , 1 W
>
down ,
remove -
> small piece of ungle in incr
. . . determined ->
not to be the L
