European History Study Guide Chapter 29

Who was the loser of the Franco-Prussian war in 1871? | France | France was forced to pay an indemnity and give up what portion of its territories? | Alsace-Lorraine | What was traditionally the weakest of the Great Powers? | Prussia-Germany | After 1871, Bismarck repeatedly referred to Germany as a _______ power. | Satisfied | What was the “sick man of Europe”? | Ottoman Empire | The three Emperor’s league linked what 3 monarchs? | Austria-Hungary, Germany, Russia | What made up the Triple alliance? | Italy, Germany, and Austria | What did Bismarck substitute for the alliance of the three emperors that promised neutrality if the other was attacked? | Russian-German Reassurance Treaty | What young impetuous emperor dismissed Bismarck? | William II | T/F William adamantly refused to renew the Russian-German Reassurance Treaty. | True | In 1891 on the St. Petersburg harbor, Alexander stood on a French battleship while a bland played what song? | Marseillaise | Long content with splendid isolation and no alliances, what country was the only uncommitted Great power after 1891? | Britain | Britons felt a natural alliance with what country? | Germany | What war between Britain and the dutch republics of southern Africa had a major impact on British policy? | Boers war | Britain first improved its relations with the United states and then concluded a formal alliance with which country? | Japan | Who felt jealous of Britain and France’s alliance? | Germany | Germany focused mainly on the question of what area? | Morocco | What conference of 1906 was called on the Moroccan question? | Algeciras Conference | What country agreed to settle its quarrels with Britain in Persia and Central asia? | Russia | What was the name of this treaty? | Anglo-Russian Agreement | Who led the German Nationalists and saw a large navy as a source of pride and patriotic unity? | Admiral Alfred Von Tirpitz | What british leader saw a navy as a military