The Alliance System Flashcards
What was the triple alliance
Formed in 1882 between Germany , Austria Hungary and Italy. If a fourth country attacked any of them the others would come to their aid . Defensive military alliance o
What is the Franco Russian alliance
Formed in 1894. Defensive military alliance . This worried Germany a lot because they would have to divide their army in 2 to face a war on 2 fronts , majorly weakening their army
What was the entente cordiale
Formed in 1904 between gb and France , not a military alliance. It resolved long term colonial disputed over who controlled Morocco and Egypt. However the German empire was convinced that the other powers were hanging up on Germany and that it was being encircled. He also thought there were secret millitary terms to this agreement .
What was the Anglo Russian entente 1907
Between gb and Russia , not a military agreement , also resolved a number of colonial disputes but the German emperor thought this was more evidence of encirclement
What had happened to Europe by 1914
Europe had divided into 2 camps : the triple alliance and the triple entente . If a future problem developed , it could now escalate into a European crisis as many of the 5 great powers controlled colonies the crisis would involve the rest of the world
What was the dual alliance
Formed in 1879 between Germany and Austria Hungary . If a 3rd county attacked either signatory , the other would come to their aid , it was a defensive military alliance. This was helpful because if Russia attacked Germany , Austrians friendship would help by defending Germany as they are near Germany and next to Russia .
