Arms Crisis

• What is an arms race?

  Competition to build the largest and strongest military with advanced weapons
• What historical event prompted countries to start planning for the next war in the 1870s?

  The Franco-Prussian War (1870-71)
• By the 1890s, which countries were involved in military spending?

  Germany, France, Austria-Hungary, Russia, and Italy
• What significant military action did Kaiser Wilhelm II announce in 1898?

  His intention to build a powerful navy
• What law did Germany pass in 1900 regarding its navy?

  It doubled the size of the navy
• What was the name of the new powerful battleship released by Britain in response to Germany's naval expansion?

  Dreadnought
• How did military spending change across Europe by 1908?

  Military spending increased across Europe
• What was the percentage increase in military spending for Germany in 1908?

  73%
• What was the percentage increase in military spending for France in 1908?

  10%
• What was the percentage increase in military spending for Britain in 1908?

  13%
• What was the percentage increase in military spending for Russia in 1908?

  53%
• How did the arms race between Germany and France evolve from 1870 to 1914?

  Germany and France competed to be the largest and strongest military powers
• What significant military change occurred in Germany by 1913?

  Germany's army increased by 100,000 men
• What did France warn Germany about in 1913?

  Germany might impose military service for 2 to 3 years
• What was Russia's military goal by 1916?

  To increase its army to 1.85 million
• What infrastructure did Russia develop to enhance military mobility?

  New military railroads
• By 1914, what had all major European countries developed?

  Military plans and strategies
• What was Germany's military strategy called, developed in 1905?

  Schlieffen Plan
• What was France's military strategy called, developed in 1913?

  Plan 17