World War I - Alliances

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What was the Dreikaiserbund Alliance? When was it formed?

  • An alliance between Russia, Germany, and Austria-Hungary

  • Formed in 1873

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When did the Dreikaiserbund Alliance collapse?

  • 1878

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What was the Dual Alliance? When was it formed?

  • An alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary

  • Formed in 1879

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What was the Triple Alliance? When was it formed

  • An alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy (Mainly formed to further isolate France)

  • Formed in 1882

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What is the Triple Entente? When was it formed?

  • An informal alliance between Russia, France, and Britain

  • Mainly formed due to a shared distrust of Germany

  • Formed in 1907

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What was Fritz Fischer’s Thesis on the cause of WWI

  • Fritz Fischer believed that WWI was caused by German expansionism, but he argued that the alliance system created a “climate of mutual suspicion” and strategic calculation that made diplomacy impossible.

  • TLDR: Germany Expansionism, but also alliance web.