Question

The Moroccan Crisis and Bosnian Crisis are related in that ________________.
a. They both led to regime change with the new consecutive monarchs
b. They were both caused by aggressive actions from the Ottoman Empire
c. They both dealt with nationalism
d. They both led to civil wars
e. They both dealt with the desire for liberal freedom

Answer 1

Hint:
- Both the Moroccan Crisis and the Bosnian Crisis were the major causes and split the world powers into two main classes and eventually led to the First World War.

- France and Britain were reunited, but Germany and Austria-Hungary were divided due to these crises.


Complete answer:

Bosnian Crisis of 1908:

- The October 1908 occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria-Hungary led to a dispute between the Dual Monarchy and Turkey/The Ottoman Empire.

- It also resulted in diplomatic problems that threatened to end a general European war for several weeks early in 1909. This was the crisis in Bosnia.

- The resulting embittered relations between Serbia and Austria-Hungary, while the crisis was resolved without immediate warfare, and Russia's resentment of being deceived and humiliated contributed to the outbreak of World War I.

Moroccan Crisis of 1911:

- In 1911, a rebellion against the Sultan, Abdelhafid, broke out in Morocco. By early April, in his palace in Fez, the Sultan was besieged.

- The two Moroccan crises of 1905 and 1911 show the degeneration of "predatory shared imperialism" into rivalries that were dangerous for global stability.

- In the 1840s and 1850s, this trend was initiated in the Far East and lasted until the international expedition against China in 1900.

- Importance of Moroccan Crisis-
1. It helped to overcome the nationalist crisis—the Ottoman Empire suffered significant defeats but stayed in power in the Balkans.
2. Some of the roots were rising nationalism and the effort by Austria-Hungary to prevent its empire from disintegrating.


Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note:
In south-east Europe, there were two empires (Austria-Hungary and Turkey) ruled by the Balkans.

These empires were weak and they wanted to take control of the Slav people and create their own empire.

This was an important build-up to the war because the Austria-Hungarians and the Turkish people saw it as a threat, so they sought protection.

- This led to the war, because the Triple Entente, which was a key part of the war, was formed.
- France and Britain were also reunited, but Germany and Austria-Hungary were divided.