Category: Germany

Sub-Saharan Africa 1905

Maji Maji Rebellion

In 1905 revolt broke out in German East Africa...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1906

Conquest of the Sahara

The first French military expeditions crossed...

Europe 1906

Tangier Crisis

Germany viewed the Entente Cordiale as a...

Australasia 1906

Consolidation of the Dutch East Indies

Despite its small size, the Netherlands...

Europe 1911

Agadir Crisis

In 1911, France sent troops to suppress a...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1911

Neukamerun

In 1911 France sent troops to suppress a...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1913

French invasion of the Tibesti

The Anglo-French Treaty of 1899 placed the...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1914

Amalgamation of Nigeria

By the 1910s the British had mostly pacified...

Northern Eurasia 1914

Outbreak of the Great War

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1914

Outbreak of the Great War

In July 1914 World War I broke out in Europe,...

Europe 1914

Outbreak of the Great War

On July 28, Austria-Hungary attacked Serbia,...

Australasia 1914

Outbreak of the Great War

Although Australia and New Zealand were...

South America 1914

Opening of the Panama Canal

After ten years construction, the Panama Canal...

Europe 1914

Great Retreat

The first weeks of WWI saw a confusing array...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1914

Opening Shots in Africa

With the onset of World War I, the French and...