HIST 106 1nd Edition Lecture 7 Outline of Last Lecture I Conflict and Conquest II The Movement West III Native Americans Outline of Current Lecture II Europe during the Industrial Revolution III Europe s Leaders IV World War I Current Lecture Exam 1 Reminders scantron 886e 70 multiple choice questions essay questions 30 points 1 out of 3 essay questions chose 1 Some questions about Union textbook Europe during the Industrial Revolution Each country in Europe has been ruled by families for at least 300 years Russia was ruled for 300 years by the Romanov o Alexander I o Alexander II they felt that no one was good enough for them except members of their family o Nicholas II 1894 1917 Good husband and father miserable ruler Austria was ruled by the Hapsburg s Germany The Father Land was ruled by the Hohenzollern s o Germans always take one of two names when they become empire Fredrick Williams o William I is united Germany until 1888 o Fredrick III comes to the thrown with cancer only last a year These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute o William II Fredrick III son takes over has a slightly withered left arm He s going to compensate o They unify in 1871 o They are they bullies of Europe o They need to maintain peace by Forming alliances Built alliance with Austrians and Italians Called The Triple Alliance Forming a military Germans military plan Shlieffen Plan They know some day are going to have to fight a two fight war Russia and France It was estimated to take the French 48 hours to mobilize It was estimated to take the Russians 6 weeks They plan to knock the French out first b c they are quicker then move everything east to hit the Russia Problems The British might send in reinforcements to help the French Germans are going to go through countries that are neutral like Belgian Germans are not allowed in the countries Germans can t get to France as quickly as they wanted Everybody knew about the Sclieffen Plan France was ruled by the Bourbon s British are ruled by Queen Victoria the longest ruler in modern history 1836 1901 o Married Prince Albert who died in 1856 o She was a widow o ruled over expansion to India o enforced rule that legs had to be covered o created white meat and dark meat at the dinner table o named the brazier means arm protector Austrians are ruled by one man from 1848 1916 Franzes Joseph o He becomes senile o He was the picture of Europe France Russia Great Britain form an alliance o The Content Cordial Germany Italy and Austrians form an alliance o The Triple Alliance British gets interested in Africa because they have resources o takes them 30 years to get there o In order for British to get to India they have to stop in Africa to get coal French are occupying the northern part of Africa French and British cross each other and they despise each other They meet in 1896 in Fashoda for war They sign an agreement called Cordial Reasons they went to war o They are embarrassed The French found British secrets and accused Alfred Dreyfus Jewish man who is found guilty Boers stumble upon diamond in Africa and British want it and start war The Boer war 1901 they sign a peace treaty Boy s Scouts Winston Churchill came back and started a political career They are the laughing stock of Europe