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British Rearmament

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British Rearmament

In response to Kaiser Wilhelm's foreign policy, Britain also increased the size of its military.

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  • In 1889 AD Britain passed the Naval Defence Act in response to Kaiser Wilhelm's military policies.
  • The Act allowed the Royal Navy to expand to match the combined number of battleships owned by the two largest naval powers (France and Russia).
    • This was part of the naval race.
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Dreadnoughts

  • By 1909 AD, Britain felt threatened and began building a new type of super-battleship called the Dreadnought.
  • Germany began building Dreadnoughts too.
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Arms race

  • An ‘arms race' developed between the two countries.
  • The British people resented Germany’s attempt to threaten British naval superiority.

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1.1Anglo-Saxon England

1.2The Contest for the English Throne

1.3Conquering the Holy Land, 10-96-1396 AD

1.4King John

1.5The Magna Carta & Parliament

1.6The Black Death

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4The Renaissance & Reformations, 1500-1598 AD

5The British Empire, 1583-1960 AD

6The Peasants' Revolt

7Religion in the Middle Ages

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9The English Civil War, 1642-1660

10The Industrial Revolution, 1750-1840

11US Independence, 1775-1783

12The French Revolution, 1789-1815

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