The Treaty of Helgoland-Zanzibar: The Beginning of the End for the Anglo-German Friendship?

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Titre

The Treaty of Helgoland-Zanzibar: The Beginning of the End for the Anglo-German Friendship?

Type

Master Thesis

Créateur

Yokell, IV, Marshall A. Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Date

2010

Résumé

In 1890, Germany and Great Britain concluded the Treaty of Helgoland-Zanzibar, which settled many of their numerous and complex colonial issues in Africa. The territorial exchange of British-held Helgoland and German-held Zanzibar, which was part of this agreement, had a major impact in its finalization. Indeed, without the Helgoland-Zanzibar swap, such a treaty most likely would never have occurred. Many hoped that the Helgoland-Zanzibar agreement would usher in a new era in Anglo-German friendship and, perhaps, lead to a formal alliance. Hence, during the 1880s, the seemingly unrelated questing of a North Sea island and imperialist jostling in East Africa played a significant role in Anglo-German relations.
This thesis explores the reactions to the treaty before, during and after its
negotiations and examines why an Anglo-Germany alliance never emerged following the treaty’s conclusion and what impact the settlement had upon the events leading to the outbreak of World War I.

Editeur

University of Richmond Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Place

Richmond

Sujet

Zanzibar Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Langue

eng

nombre de pages

109

Yokell, IV, Marshall A., “The Treaty of Helgoland-Zanzibar: The Beginning of the End for the Anglo-German Friendship?”, University of Richmond, 2010, bibliographie, consulté le 8 septembre 2024, https://ibadica.org/s/bibliographie/item/11153