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THE ARMED PEACE IN EUROPE
ARMED PEACE
in production
manufactured weapons
1870 - 1914
tension between countries
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE
the most important power in Europe
two phases of German foreign policy
The expansionist foreign policy of Wilhelm II
(1890–1914)
German emperor
wanted an expansionist policy
changed the system of alliances
Bismarck resigned in 1890.
France, Great Britain and Russia
formed the Triple Entente (1907)
tried to stop Germany's expansion
The Bismarckian system
(1871–1890)
the emperor Wilhelm I used diplomacy
the chancellor --> Otto von Bismarck
established a system of alliances
the objectives were
to maintain Germany hegemony in Europe
to prevent France from declaring war on Germany to recover Alsace-Lorraine
The Bismarckian system
1.st system
in 1872 the Three Emperors' League was signed
2nd system
1879: the secret Double Alliance
Germany and Austria-Hungary.
1881: the Alliance of the three emperors was re-signed
1882: the Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
3.th system
in 1887, the Triple Alliance was renewed
the Reinsurance Treaty
a secret alliance between Germany and the Russian Empire
