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World War One timeline
c. 1895
General Alfred von Schlieffen devises plans for a potential two-pronged attack against France and Russia in a swift war
1898
Germany passes the first of four Fleet Acts, reflecting the determination of Alfred von Tirpitz to build a navy equal to that of Britain
1905
The first German submarine, or U-boat, is constructed in a programme to catch up with Britain and France in this area
1906
Britain launches HMS
Dreadnought
, the first of a massive new class of battleship
1906
In direct response to Britain's new
Dreadnought
, Germany increases the production of battleships
1911
Germany causes international alarm by sending a warship to Agadir, a port in French-controlled Morocco
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