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Germany antagonises rivals
Baghdad to Berlin Railway
- German overtures to Ottoman Empire worries Britain in strategically important Middle East
- Russians bring historic ‘Great Game’ rivalry with Britain to an end as they enter Triple Entente
Re-armament
- Huge expansion of army and investment in military technology
- Operational Plans
- Army manoeuvres were public and used to intimidate neighbours
The Blank Cheque
- Made to Austria-Hungary
- Germany was concerned that the gap in military capability between the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente would only become worse for Germany. The High Command argued that war was better earlier rather than later.