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What crises occurred between the European powers in the period from 1905 to 1913? In what ways were European alliance blocks affected by these crises?

There were five major crises in the period between 1905 and 1913. These were the first and second Moroccan Crises, the Bosnian Crisis and the first and second Balkan Wars. These affected the alliance blocks in many ways, as they shifted the power between each of the countries, hence between alliances.

The first Moroccan Crisis occurred in 1905 because Germany wanted to challenge the agreement between Britain and France over Morocco. The agreement was that Morocco was a French sphere of influence and that they should be able to intervene if the authority of the Moroccan Sultan should collapse. Germany was unhappy with the extension of France’s influence and wanted to challenge it. The Germans had a few reasons for wanting to challenge the French. The military high command thought that 1905 was a good year to settle the disputes between France and Germany because Germany was currently militarily superior. Morocco could then be the alleged reason for a successful war against France....

Posted by: Andres Cisneros

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