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HMS Dreadnought.The 1902, 1904 and 1907 agreements with Japan, France and Russia allowed Britain to refocus resources during the Anglo-German naval arms race. In explaining why Britain went to war with Germany, British historian Paul Kennedy (1980) argued that a critical factor was the British realisation that Germany was rapidly becoming economically more powerful than Britain.
"The Scrap of Paper – Enlist Today", 1914 British propaganda poster emphasizes defence of Belgium. The strategic risk posed by German control of the Belgian and ultimately French coast was considered unacceptable. German guarantees of post-war behaviour were cast into doubt by her blasé treatment of Belgian neutrality.
France's informal alignment with Britain and its formal alliance with Russia against Germany and Austria eventually led Russia and Britain to enter World War I as France's allies. [26] [27] Britain abandoned its policy of splendid isolation in the 1900s, after it had been isolated during the Second Boer War. Britain concluded agreements ...
The war also had a significant impact on the construction program of the Spanish Navy. The second and third España-class battleships, built in Spain between 1910 and 1919, were delayed significantly because of material shortages from Britain. [18] Most importantly, the main battery guns for Jaime I did not arrive until 1919, after the war had ...
Britain Needs You At Once at History of the United Kingdom during the First World War, unknown artist (restored by Adam Cuerden) A Hannover CL.III shot down on 4 October 1918 , by J. E. Gibbon (restored by Keraunoscopia )
It's one thing to read about years gone by between the pages of a fascinating history book. But nothing brings the past back to life more than beautiful historical photographs.These moments frozen ...
To rule the waves : how the British Navy shaped the modern world. New York: Harper Collins. ISBN 0060534249. Hislam, Percival A. (2008) [1914]. The Navy Of Today. Read Books. ISBN 9781443779326. Hore, Peter (2013) [2005]. The habit of victory : the story of the Royal Navy 1545 to 1945. London: Pan Macmillan. ISBN 9780230768499. Hurd, Archibald ...
BY TESS LITTLE (Reuters) - Lights across Britain switched off for an hour on Monday night in a tribute to the dead of World War One inspired by the prophetic observation of Britain's foreign ...