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fragile peace
After the fall of Bismarck
two opposing diplomatic blocs
Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
Triple Entente
(Russia, France and Great Britain
bloc invested in its military
taking advantage industrialisation
process was called armed peace
1905 and 1911
France and Germany
war over control of Morocco
territory that Germany wanted
two Balkan wars
1912 and 1913
an alliance of Balkan countries
Serbia, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Greece
declared war on the Ottoman Empire
conflict Russia and Austria-Hungary
for control of the Balkans
the powers of
Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente
19th century was
period of prosperity and optimism
great tension in international relations
territorial expansionism
countries were determined by Germany
1870 and 1890
system of alliances
by German chancellor, Bismarck
slavic nationalism and instability in the balkans
different peoples were included
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Ottoman Empire
Most them Slavic
they supported by Russia
great political instability
in Balkan region
resulted in several wars
Bismarckian system
were three stages
First system (1872)
League of the Three Emperors
Austro-Hungarian
German
Russian empires
Second system (1879–1882)
made a bilateral agreement
Austria-Hungary (Dual Alliance)
Italy later joined
forming Triple Alliance
Third system (1887)
reinforced the Triple Alliance
signed the Reinsurance Treaty
with the Russian tsar
guaranteed Russian neutrality
event of an attack by France
