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A FRAGILE PEACE
Bismarckian system
First system (1872)
Known as the League of the Three Emperors
an alliance between
German
Empires
Russian
Austro-Hungarian
Second system (1879–1882)
Bismarck made a bilateral agreement
with Austria-Hungary
Italy later joined the agreement
forming the Triple Alliance
Bismarck also revived
the League of the Three Emperors
Third system (1887)
The German chancellor reinforced the Triple Alliance
and signed the Reinsurance Treaty
with the Russian tsar
This treaty guaranteed Russian neutrality
in the event of an attack by France
Bismarck also signed the Mediterranean Agreements
with
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Great Britain
Spain
The late 19th century
Also known as the Belle Époque
was a period of prosperity and optimism
but also of great tension
in international relations
because of territorial expansionism
Between 1870 and 1890
relations between countries were determined by Germany
German chancellor Bismarck
designed a complex system of alliances
in order to isolate France
which wanted revenge
for the loss of Alsace and Lorraine
the Bismarckian system
After fall of Bismarck in 1890
two opposing diplomatic blocs formed in Europe
the Triple Alliance
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Italy
the Triple Entente
Russia
France
Great Britain
As diplomatic tension between the two blocs increased
each bloc invested in its military
taking advantage of the advances of industrialisation
This process was called
The arms race or armed peace
Two sources of extreme tension
inherited from the Bismarckian system
made the situation worse
The sources were
Control of Morocco
Between 1905 and 1911
France and Germany were on the brink of war
over the control of Morocco
a territory that Germany wanted
for its strategic value
because of the raw materials it could provide
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Balkan wars
Between 1912 and 1913, 2 Balkan wars broke out
In the 1st an alliance of Balkan countries
declared war on the Ottoman Empire
leading to its withdrawal from Europe
In the 2nd, the former allies fought each other
Serbia, which had the support of the Russians
benefited from this war
The conflict between Russia and Austria-Hungary
for control of the Balkans
would call the corresponding military alliances
into action
As a consequence
the Triple Alliance
clashed in World War I
the Triple Entente
