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| Russo-Japanese war |
| To expand their empire, the Japanese turned to China and Russia for land. Russia had plans for China and Japan had plans for both. The Russo-Japanese war officially began when the Japanese raided Vladivostok, a Russian submarine harbour with no warning. |
| Related: Treaty of Portsmouth |
| Entente Cordial |
| Under increasing pressure from Germany, Britain and france decided to put their timely differences aside and form the Entente Cordial, an understanding, to protect each other from agressors. |
| Related: First Moroccan Crisis | Triple Entente | Assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand, Start of WWI, Battles of: Tannenberg, the Marne | Sinking of Lusitania, Battle of Gallipoli | Battles of Verdun, Somme, Jutland | Wilson's 14 Points | Peace of Paris |
| The First Morrocan Crises |
| Kaiser Wilhelm claimed that Morroco (a generally French occuption) would be independent under Germany. At a conference in Algeciras one year later it was agreed that Morocco should remain independent but that France should still retain her special position there. |
| Related: Entente Cordial | Triple Entente | Assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand, Start of WWI, Battles of: Tannenberg, the Marne | Sinking of Lusitania, Battle of Gallipoli | Battles of Verdun, Somme, Jutland | Wilson's 14 Points | Peace of Paris |
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