Naval arms race between Britain and Germany

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Naval_arms_race_between_Britain_and_Germany

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Anglo-German_naval_arms_race
gptkbp:cause	British desire to maintain naval supremacy German naval expansion
gptkbp:consequence	expansion of both navies increased tensions before World War I
gptkbp:endDate	1912
gptkbp:followedBy	World War I naval battles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Naval arms race between Britain and Germany
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Industrial_Revolution Imperialism Militarism
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:navalLaw	gptkb:Fifth_German_Naval_Law_(1912) gptkb:First_German_Naval_Law_(1898) gptkb:Fourth_German_Naval_Law_(1908) gptkb:Second_German_Naval_Law_(1900) gptkb:Third_German_Naval_Law_(1906)
gptkbp:navalPolicy	gptkb:British_Two-Power_Standard gptkb:German_Tirpitz_Plan gptkb:Naval_Defence_Act_1889_(Britain) gptkb:Naval_Estimates_(Britain)
gptkbp:navalTechnology	gptkb:marine Battlecruiser Dreadnought battleship Torpedo boat
gptkbp:notableEvent	launch of HMS Dreadnought passage of German Naval Laws
gptkbp:notableFigure	gptkb:Winston_Churchill gptkb:Kaiser_Wilhelm_II gptkb:Admiral_Alfred_von_Tirpitz gptkb:Admiral_John_Fisher
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:SMS_Helgoland gptkb:SMS_Nassau gptkb:HMS_Invincible gptkb:HMS_Dreadnought
gptkbp:participants	gptkb:German_Empire gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:precededBy	British naval dominance in 19th century
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Entente_Cordiale gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:Admiral_Alfred_von_Tirpitz gptkb:First_Moroccan_Crisis Dreadnought battleship
gptkbp:resultedIn	gptkb:Two-Power_Standard_policy_by_Britain Naval construction programs
gptkbp:significance	Contributed to outbreak of World War I Shifted balance of power in Europe
gptkbp:startDate	1898
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Arms_Race
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5