caused of ww1- alliances Flashcards
who was part of the triple alliance
germany
italy
austria-hungary
when was it formed
1882
when was bismarck afraid russia would attack germany
1879
so what did bismarck do
signed an alliance with austria hungary
what was the alliance for
agree to help each other if russia attacked
what was this alliance called
the dual alliance
when did italy join
1882
what was britains foreign policy
splendid isolation
when was the entente cordiale
1903
why did britain come out of splendid isolation
it felt it needed to make allies to protect her homeland and, most importantly, her Empire.
when was the franco russian alliance
1893
why was this created
they were worried about the alliances made against them
when was the anglo russian alliance
1907
what did germany think of the triple entente
felt threatened due to encirclement