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The armed peace in Europe
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE
The Bismarckian system (1871–1890)
The objectives of these alliances
To maintain Germany hegemony in Europe to such an extent that the main concern of other European countries would be to maintain friendly relations with Germany
o prevent France from declaring war on Germany to recover Alsace-Lorraine, lost during the unification of Germany (the Franco-Prussian War from 1870 to 1871)
The Bismarckian system
The second system
Between 1879 and 1882 various treaties were signed
The Alliance of the three emperors was re-signed
The Triple Alliance
The secret Double Alliance
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 the Three Emperors' League was signed by Wilhelm I of Germany, Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary and Tsar Alexander II of Russia
The expansionist foreign policy of Wilhelm II (1890–1914
In the second phase, the German emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm II, who came to the throne in 1888
He changed the system of alliances for an expansionist policy, focusing on obtaining a colonial empire that reflected Germany's growing economic power
Wilhelm II did not renew the Reinsurance Treaty with the Russian Empire because he did not think that Russia would ally with France
They formed the Triple Entente (1907) with Russia in order to try to stop Germany's expansion.
