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The armed peace in Europe
it was a period in Europe
between 1870 and 1914
in this period countries were dedicating a large part of their production
to manufacturing weapons
although there was peace
tension between the European countries was growing
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE
During the period of Armed Peace
the role of the German Empire was important
After the unification of Germany
it became the most important power in Europe
because of its
military
economic
development
in 1871
two phases of German foreign policy
The expansionist foreign policy of Wilhelm II
1890–1914
The Bismarckian system
1871–1890
The Bismarckian system (1871–1890)
the German emperor Wilhelm I
used diplomacy
to maintain the balance of power between European countries
The chancellor Otto von Bismarck
established a system of alliances with
Russian Empire
the Bismarckian alliance system
Italy
Austro-Hungarian Empire
The objectives of these alliances
to prevent France from declaring war on Germany
to recover Alsace-Lorraine
lost during the unification of Germany
to maintain Germany hegemony in Europe
to such an extent that the main concern of other European countries would be
maintain friendly relations with Germany
Bismarck managed to avoid conflict in Europe for twenty years
for this
he had to strengthen the German army
This forced the other European countries
to build up their armies too
known as the arms race.
The expansionist foreign policy of Wilhelm II (1890–1914)
In the second phase
the German emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm II
Bismarck disagreed with he on foreign policy issues
and resigned from his position in 1890
he did not renew the Reinsurance Treaty with the Russian Empire
because he did not think that Russia would ally with France
but they did
his the political hegemony
caused concern in France and Great Britain
They formed the Triple Entente with Russia
in order to try to stop Germany's expansion
the system of alliances was changed for an expansionist policy
focusing on obtaining
a colonial empire that reflected Germany's growing economic power
