Triple Alliance Flashcards
1
Q
Which countries are in the Triple Alliance?
A
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
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2
Q
What was the Triple Alliance?
A
A defensive alliances, where all 3 powers promised to fight if they were attacked by any other two powers
3
Q
What is an Alliance?
A
A formal agreement between two or more countries to support/defend each other
4
Q
Who organised the Triple Alliance?
A
Bismarck, the Chancellor of Germany
5
Q
When was the Triple Alliance formed?
A
The Alliance was signed in 1882, after France’s defeat in the Franco-Prussian war (1870-71)
6
Q
Why was the Triple Alliance formed?
A
- Italy and Germany were newly formed counties, considered unimportant
- Bismarck realised France would want revenge (alliances isolated France) (Germany took land, Alsace-Lorraine, from France)
- Alliances formed a blockade between Russia and France
7
Q
What did this do in Europe?
A
- Increased tensions with France
- Tensions rise in Europe
- Countries felt threatened by the Alliance
