League of three emperors significance5/25/2023 Going to attack you, I'm going to attack them. "Entente" essentiallyīritish Empire and France, between the British EmpireĪnd the Russian Empire, to essentially get on good And then finally, in theĮarly 1900s, 1904 to 1907, you have a series of agreements. You have an allianceīetween France and Russia. So in 1892, you have anĪlliance between the French and the Russians, theįranco-Russian Military Convention. To become friends, you want to look for otherįriends, other alliances that you can form in case People that you might be at war with starting Of Risk or if you ever play the game of Diplomacy, You could imagine, if you ever play a game In Europe, in case they were to get into a war So this makes the new GermanĮmpire feel a little bit better about its position So they are going to- let meĭo this in a different color. With the Austrians- the Austro-Hungarians,Īnd Austria-Hungary to protect each other Prussia, fundamentally, a German kingdom. They just had- essentially, it's an extension of Now, you fast-forward 40īorn German Empire out of the Franco-Prussian Who knows what it might be? But needless to say,ġ839 was the legal basis for the British Empire Military muscle, to go after more territory ![]() ![]() They really did want to declare war for a Really, all of theseĭeclared war on the other. Why does this matter anymore? And that, actually, You might say, hey, this is a 75-year-old treaty. To the beginning of World War I, where BritainĪgrees to protect the neutrality of Belgium. Ones that were directly related to all of the dominoesįalling in 1914 that led to all of Europeīeing essentially at war with each other. Of the alliances that occurred in those decades leadingĭistilled version. And to understand that, I've distilled a bunch Was developing in the decades leading up to World War I turned into a world war, as opposed to just a regionalĬonflict in southeast Europe, is the alliance system that Most cited as to a cause or the cause of why World War To understand this more clearly, you should read up on Balkan issues leading up to World War I There are also many issues with German policies especially when Kaiser Wilhelm the II took the throne and Otto von Bismarck was compelled to resign. In short, Russia was considered a threat to Germany and Austria-Hungary in the 1870s and later on leading up to World War I in 1914 because of failure to keep Russia on Germany's side. Great Britain also signed an agreement with France called the Entente Cordiale and another alliance with Russia called the Anglo-Russian Entente. Russia and France then signed the Franco-Russian alliance which acted to encircle the German, Italian and Austrian powers. This alliance expanded to include Italy to become the Triple Alliance - or Central Powers. Very complicated.) Russia left the League of Three Emperors and left Germany and Austria Hungary to form the Dual-Alliance. (This is another topic that you have to read about. However, this alliance failed because Russia and Austria Hungary could not agree on Balkan policy. This alliance also worked to keep France isolated from European politics. In 1873, Russia, Germany and Austria-Hungary signed the League of Three Emperors. As such, Otto Von Bismarck worked tirelessly to keep Russia at Germany's side. However, many officials in the German Imperial War Ministry saw that if Russia were to mobilize, it would be a great threat simply because the Russian Empire could draw up so many troops. ![]() ![]() Russia's influence in Europe was waned in the 1870s because it lost the Crimean War 20 years earlier. Now to answer your question to as why Russia was considered dangerous to Germany in the 1870s, you have to understand that a man by the name of Otto Von Bismarck orchestrated the alliances of Europe. You can also call this the German Empire. In 1867, Austria became a dual monarchy which is why it is called the Austro-Hungarian Empire.) The German unification was complete in 1871 when Prussia along with other German states such as (the North German Confederation, the Kingdom of Bavaria, Wuttemberg, the Grand Duchy of Baden and Hesse) joined the make the German Reich which means German Realm. In the early modern era, the two most powerful German states were Austria and Prussia. (Modern Germany takes it's shape from the Holy Roman Empire. These were all under the Unification of Germany which saw Prussia as the leading German state. Previously, there was another war that was fought with Austria which led to a Prussian victory. In 1870, Prussia and France fought the Franco-Prussian War which resulted in a Prussian victory.
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