Lesson #9a - Alliances leading into World War I Worksheet
I. Bismarck Alliances
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Three Emperor’s League, 1873-1878
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia (three conservative nations)
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Dual Alliance, 1879-1918
Germany & Austria-Hungary
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Three Emperor’s League renewal, 1881-1886
Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary
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Triple Alliance, 1882-1914
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy (Italy joined Dual Alliance)
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Reinsurance Treaty, 1887
Germany & Russia
William II ascended to throne in 1888
General Leo von Caprivi –new chancellor
II. Post-Bismarck Alliances
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Triple Alliance, 1882-1914
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy (Italy joined Dual Alliance)
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Franco-Russian Alliance, 1894
France & Russia
British & German Rivalry began to form
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Entente Cordiale, 1904-end of war
Britain & France
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Triple Entente, 1907-1917
Russia, Britain, & France (Russia joined Entente Cordiale) |