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THE ARMED PEACE IN EUROPE
The importance of the German Empire
After the unification of Germany, it became the most important power in Europe
Because of its
Military
Economic
The Bismarckian system (1871-1890)
Otto von Bismarck established a system of alliances with
The Russian Empire
Italy
The Astro-Hungarian Empire
The objectives of these alliances were:
To maintain Germany hegemony in Europe
To prevent France from declaring war on Germany to recover Alsace-Lorraine
Important
The Bismarckian system
Between 1879 and 1882 various treaties were signed :system second the
1881: the Alliance of the three emperors was re-signed
1882: the Triple Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
1879: the secret Double Alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary
The third system
In 1887, the Triple Alliance was renewed between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
Germany also signed a secret alliance with the Russian Empire, the Reinsurance Treaty
The first system
In 1872 theThree Emperors’ League was signed
It failed due to rivalry between Austria-Hungary and Russia over the control of the Balkans
The expansionist foreign policy of Wilhelm II (1890-1914)
Wilhelm II did not renew the Reisurance Treaty with the Russian Empire because he did not think that Russia would ally with France
The political hegemony of Wilhelm II caused concern in France and Great Britain. They formed the Triple Entente (1907) with Russia in order to try to stop Germany’s expansion.
In the second phase, the German emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm II, changed the system of alliances for an expansionist policy. Bismarck disagreed with Wilhelm II on foreign policy issues and resigned from his position in 1890
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