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The armed peace in Europe
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE
after the unification of Germany
in 1871
became the most important power in Europe because of its development in
economy
military
there were two phases
the Bismarckian system
between 1871–1890
the German emperor(Wilhelm I) used diplomacy to maintain the balance of power between European countries
Otto von Bismarck
the chancellor
established a system of alliances with the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Russian Empire and Italy
known as the Bismarckian alliance system
objectives
to maintain Germany hegemony in Europe to such an extent that the main concern of other European countries
to prevent France from declaring war on Germany to recover Alsace-Lorraine, lost during the unification of Germany
The first system
in 1872
the Three Emperors League was signed by Wilhem I of
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It failed due to rivarly between Austria-Hungary and Russia over control of the Balkans
The second system
between 1879 and 1882
various treaties were signed
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The third system
in 1887
the Triple Alliance was renewed between
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Germany
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The expansionist foreign policy of Wilhelm II
between 1890–1914
Kaiser Wilhelm II
changed the system of alliances for an expansionist policy
focusing on obtaining a colonial empire that reflected Germany's growing economic power
Bismarck disagreed with Wilhelm II on foreign policy issues and resigned from his position
in 1890
the German emperor
came to the throne in 1888
did not renew the Reinsurance Treaty with the Russian Empire
he did not think that Russia would ally with France
France and Russia did become allies because of France's economic investment in Russian industry
his hegemony
caused concern in France and Great Britain.
they formed the Triple Entente
in 1907
with Russia in order to try to stop Germany's expansion
between 1870-1914
in Europe
was a period of what is known as the Armed Peace
it was called because there was
peace
tension
countries dedicated a large part of their production to manufacturing weapons
