Arms/Naval Race

• What is an Arms race?

  • A competition between nations to develop the most superior weapons
• What is a Naval race?

  • A situation which 2 or more countries create warships that are more powerful than warships built by the other country.
• An example of a naval race:

  • Anglo-German naval race
• When did the Anglo-German naval race begin + end?

  • Started 1906
  • Ended 1914
• Who was involved in the Anglo-German naval race?

  • Britain
  • Germany
• What did the Kaiser say in his speech in 1901?

  • He wants a 'place in the sun'
• When was the Dreadnought created?

  • 1906
• How many dreadnoughts did the British build?

  • 29
• How many warships did the Germans build?

  • 17
• Who was involved in the Arms race?

  • Germany
  • Austria-Hungary
  • Britain
  • France
  • Russia
• How much did the countries increase their spending during the Arms race?

  • Germany = increased by 73%
  • Britain = increased by 12%
  • Austria-Hungary = increased by 20%
  • France = increased by 10%
  • Russia = increased by more than 1/3