Question

The outbreak of the First World War was preceded by series of incidents. Mention any two of them.

Answer 1

Two incidents which preceded the First World War are given as below:
(i) Growing Militarisation: Before the beginning of the First World War there was growing
militarisation of the European State’s. Every country feared and suspected the other and tried to increase its military and naval strength and the size of every country’s Navy and Army went on increasing. Most European countries made military training compulsory for everyone. Europe was being gradually converted into an armed camp.
(ii) Clash over Morocco: In 1904 Britain and France had entered into a secret meeting according to which Britain was to have a free hand in Egypt, and France was to take over Morocco. The agreement became known to Germany and roused her indignation. The German Emperor went to Morocco and promised the Sultan of Morocco his full support for the independence of Morocco. The antagonism over Morocco, it appeared, would lead to a war. However, the war was averted when in 1911 France occupied most of Morocco and, in exchange, gave it many a part of French Congo. Even though the war had been averted, the situation in Europe, with each country preparing for war, had become dangerous.