Conference at the Hague. 
     New German Army Act.
1902 Anglo-Japanese Alliance. 
     The Peace of Vereeniging closes the South African War.
1903 Revolution in Belgrade. 1904 April.  The Treaty of London between England and France
     with regard to North Africa.
1905 Mar.  Visit of the German Emperor to Tangier. 
     June.  Germany demands the dismissal of M. Delcasse. 
     Aug.  The Treaty of Portsmouth between Russia and Japan. 
     Renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. 
     German Army Act. 
     Sept.  France agrees to the holding of the Algeeiras
     Conference.
1907 Agreement between Russia and England concerning Persia,
     Afghanistan, and Tibet. 
     June-Oct.  Second Peace Conference at the Hague.
1908 Young Turk Revolution in Constantinople. 
     Oct.  Annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria. 
     German Navy Law.
1909 Mar.  Servia declares she will no longer protest against the
     annexation of Bosnia by Austria.
1909 Mr. Asquith’s speech on necessity for increasing the Navy. 1910 The Potsdam interview between the Tsar and the Kaiser. 1911 European Crisis over the question of Morocco, followed by a
     closer Anglo-French entente. 
     German Army Act.
1912 Sensational German Army Bill. 
     War in the Balkans. 
     Nov. 26.  German Navy construction estimates L11,416,700. 
     Dec. 29.  Peace Conference of Balkan States with Turkey broken off.
1913 Jan. 17.  M. Poincare elected French President. 
     Jan. 23.  The Young Turkish Party overthrow the Government at
     Constantinople. 
     May 26.  Peace made between Turkey and the Balkan States. 
     May 28.  The New German Army Bill passes the Budget Committee of
     the Reichstag. 
     June 20.  Universal military service in Belgium. 
     June 26.  Conference between the French President, the French
     Foreign Minister, and Sir Edward Grey. 
     June 30.  Bulgaria is attacked by Servia and Greece. 
     New German Army Bill. 
     July.  Roumania attacks Bulgaria. 
     The Turks re-occupy Adrianople. 
     New Russian Army Bill. 
     French Army Bill. 
     Aug. 6.  The Treaty of Peace between Bulgaria, Servia, Greece, and
     Roumania. 
     Sept. 22.  The Treaty of Peace between Bulgaria and Turkey. 
     Oct. 20.  Servia at Austria’s demand abandons Albania. 
     Austrian War Fund increased.
1914 Attacks by the German Press upon France and Russia.

CHAPTER 1

THE NEUTRALITY OF BELGIUM AND LUXEMBURG

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