Alliances Flashcards
6 main countries involved in ww1
- Great Britain
- Germany
- Russia
- Austria Hungary
- Serbia
- France
what did GB want to maintain before war
imperial/naval supremecy
what was ‘splendid isolation’? what country had this policy
- not wanting involvement in European affairs
- Great Britain
which country took over Great Britain’s chemical/steel production
Germany, by 1914
what had happened to Russia in 1905
lost a war to Japan, they couldn’t afford another one
what was Russia’s army like, before the war
large, but ill-equipped
who did Russia have a long rivalry with? why
Austria Hungary bc they had a high slavic population
when did Serbia gain independence from Turkey?
1878
why did Serbia want to join with Bosnia
they had a large amount of Serbs living there
what was Pan-Slavism
the belief that all people who spoke Slavic should live in the same political place
what did Serbia believe in? who did this cause an issue with/why?
- Pan-Slavism
- Austria Hungary had a large population of Serbs
- these Serbs lived under Austrian rule, not Slavic rule
why did France have a long rivalry with Germany?
defeated in the Franco-Prussian war (1870-71) and and lost Alsace Lorraine as a result
why was France/GB not on good terms, before the war
disagreements about territory in Africa, this was resolved in the making of their alliance
what was France worried about, before th war
the growth of Germany’s military and industry
who was Austria Hungary worried about, before the war
Serbia
what did AH want to take over
Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
when did Germany unify
1871
what was Germany worried about, before the war
Russia’s growing army
what was one of Germany’s main aims
to increase the size of their army and navy
who was Otto von Bismarck
chancellor of Germany before war
what did Bismarck want to maintain? how did he plan to maintain this
- dominance
- planned this by creating alliances
- he wanted to weaken and isolate France
when was the triple alliance agreed
1882
who was in the Triple Alliance
- Germany
- Austria-Hungary
- Italy
who arranged the Triple Alliance
Otto von Bismarck, German chancellor
what was the Triple Alliance designed to do?
- create military alliance with Italy/AH
- alienate France
why did Germany want to alienate France
thought France’d want revenge after Franco-Prussian war
who was in the Triple Entente
what agreements were included
- Great Britain
- France
- Russia
- Franco-Russian agreement
- Entente Cordiale
- Anglo Russian agreement
when was the Franco Russian agreement
1894, France and Russia
what type of alliance was the Franco Russian agreement
military
- this meant they only promised to defend each other if Germany attacked them
when was the Entente Cordiale
1904, Britain and France
agreements of the Entente Cordiale
- France/Britain settled colonial disputes about Africa and remained on good terms
- the agreements preserved Britain’s supremecy
issue of the Entente Cordiale
Germany saw it as a threat
when was the Anglo Russian agreement
1907, Britain and Russia
what did the Anglo Russian agreement settle
British/Russian colonial disputes
why was the Anglo Russian agreement signed
Russia supported France after the first Moroccan crisis
intention of the Anglo Russian agreement
make Germany feel encircled
when was the League of Three Emporers signed
1972, Russia, Germany and AH
why did the League of Three Emporers fail
Conflict with Russia/AH made it difficult for them to be in the same alliance
