The alliance system Flashcards
(9 cards)
Who and when was the dual alliance
… and Austria-… in 1..7..
Germany and Austria-Hungary in 1879
Who and when was the triple alliance
G…, …-Hungary and …, 1..8..
Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy, 1882
Who and when was the Franco-Russian alliance
F… and …, 1..9..
France and Russia, 1892
Who and when was the entente cordiale formed
B… and …, 1..0..
Britain and France, 1904
Who and when was the triple entente formed
…, … and r…, 1..0..
Britain, France and Russia, 1907
Problems with the alliances
-if a …. started others could be … into …
-resulting in … scale …
-if a disagreement started others could be dragged into conflict
-resulting in large scale wars
Who had the biggest army before ww1
Germany -2.2mill
France- 1.25 mill
Russia- 1.2mill
Who has the biggest navy before ww1
Britain- 186
France- 119
Germany- 108