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Triple Alliance and Triple Entente
Triple Alliance and Triple Entente , two international combinations of states that dominated the diplomatic history of Western Europe from 1882 until they came into armed conflict in World War I. Formation of the Triple Alliance In 1871 two new major states of Europe had been formed—... Read more
Triple Alliance
Triple Alliance in European history, any of several coalitions. 1 The Triple Alliance of 1668 was formed by the Netherlands, England, and Sweden against France after Louis XIV had invaded the Spanish Netherlands in the War of Devolution . Largely because of the initiative of the Dutch statesman ... Read more
Three Emperors' League
Three Emperors' League informal alliance among Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Russia, announced officially in 1872 on the occasion of the meeting of emperors Francis Joseph, William I, and Alexander II. The chief architects of the alliance were Julius Andrássy, Otto von Bismarck, and Prince G... Read more
Edward Grey Grey of Fallodon, 1st Viscount
Edward Grey Grey of Fallodon, 1st Viscount , 1862-1933, British statesman. He entered Parliament as a Liberal in 1885 and became (1905) foreign secretary in the difficult period preceding World War I. Coming to office in the middle of the Moroccan crisis (see Morocco ), Grey continued the policy of... Read more
Bernhard Heinrich Martin Bülow, Fürst von
Bernhard Heinrich Martin Bülow, Fürst von , 1849-1929, German chancellor. He held many diplomatic posts before he became, through the influence of Friedrich von Holstein , foreign secretary in 1897 and succeeded Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst as chancellor in 1900. He inadvertently increa... Read more
Alexander III
Alexander III 1845-94, czar of Russia (1881-94), son and successor of Alexander II . Factors that contributed to Alexander's reactionary policies included his father's assassination, his limited intelligence and education, his military background, and the influence of such advisers as Konstantin P... Read more
Kronshtadt
Kronshtadt , city, NW European Russia, on the small island of Kotlin in the Gulf of Finland, c.15 mi (20 km) from Saint Petersburg . It is one of the chief naval bases for the Russian Baltic fleet. The harbor is icebound for several months each year. It was founded (1703) by Peter I as a port and a... Read more
Julius Andrássy, Count
Julius Andrássy, Count , 1823-90, Hungarian politician. One of the leading figures in the 1848-49 Hungarian revolution, he supported the liberal program of Louis Kossuth and after the Hungarian defeat he went into exile, mostly in Paris and London, until 1858. With Francis Deak he then ro... Read more
Francis Joseph
Francis Joseph or Franz Joseph, 1830-1916, emperor of Austria (1848-1916), king of Hungary (1867-1916), nephew of Ferdinand , who abdicated in his favor. His long reign began in the stormy days of the revolutions of 1848 and ended in the midst of World War I. In that troubled period of growi... Read more
William II
William II 1859-1941, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia (1888-1918), son and successor of Frederick III and grandson of William I of Germany and of Queen Victoria of England. Early Life William was early alienated from his liberal-minded parents by his belief in the divine nature of ... Read more

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Triple Alliance and Triple Entente
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Triple Alliance and Triple Entente , two international combinations of states that dominated the...turned diplomatic history into new channels. Formation of the Triple Entente The Three Emperors' League died a slow death, but in 1890 its...
Triple Entente
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Triple Entente Alliance of Britain, France, and Russia before...In 1904, Britain allied with France in the Entente Cordiale , and the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 completed the Triple Entente.
Entente
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Entente see Triple Alliance and Triple Entente ; Balkan Entente ; Little Entente .
Entente Cordiale
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Entente Cordiale Anglo-French alliance, formalized in April 1904...were solved and the basis laid for future cooperation. The Entente was the first step leading to the Triple Entente . http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/entecord...
Triple Alliance
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Holy Roman emperor and became the Quadruple Alliance . 3 For the Triple Alliance of 1872, see Three Emperors' League . 4 For that of 1882, see Triple Alliance and Triple Entente .
Théophile Delcassé
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Morocco . This convention opened the way for the Triple Entente (1907) between Great Britain, France, and Russia (see Triple Alliance and Triple Entente ). During Delcassé's tenure as foreign...
Théophile Delcassé
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...was the chief architect of the Triple Entente between France, Britain, and...and became the foundation of the Entente Cordiale between Britain and France...in 1907 to the formation of the Triple Entente. Italian, British, and Spanish...
Edward Grey Grey of Fallodon, 1st Viscount
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...France. In 1907 he concluded the Anglo-Russian entente, thus completing the so-called Triple Entente against Germany (see Triple Alliance and Triple Entente ). He again stood firmly in support of France during the Agadir crisis (1911). Having...
Three Emperors' League
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...reinsurance treaty. The German chancellor Graf von Caprivi refused to renew even this in 1890, thus opening the way for the Franco-Russian rapprochement and the creation of the Triple Entente (see Triple Alliance and Triple Entente ).
Bernhard Heinrich Martin Bülow, Fürst von
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Herzegovina. As a result he strengthened the Triple Entente between Great Britain, France, and Russia (see Triple Alliance and Triple Entente ). Bülow lost the confidence of Emperor...

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Triple Entente
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Triple Entente In 1907, the Entente Cordiale between...was a military ally of France. The Triple Entente, though only an informal alliance...hostilities in August 1914 that the Triple Entente was transformed into a military alliance...
Entente Cordiale
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Entente Cordiale (1904) The Anglo-French treaty of April...Britain recognized French interests in Morocco. The Entente also settled disputes over Newfoundland, Madagascar...figures for military cooperation against Germany. Triple Entente
Entente
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms Entente national agreements collectively, as in the Triple Entente, 1894-1907; the Entente Cordiale, 1844, 1904.
Triple Alliance
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...January 1717 this was converted into a Triple Alliance and when the Emperor Charles...x2010;Hungaryin 1882 produced the Triple Alliance, which lasted until the...and Britain responded with the Triple Entente, thus dividing Europe into two...
World War I
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...French Entente (1904), and the Anglo-Russian entente of 1907 ( Triple Entente ). Causes Against this background, tensions...could take place, and in the hope of dividing the Triple Entente . True to the Schlieffen Plan , Germany attacked...
Cooperation
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary ...and banded together. [Am. Hist.: NCE , 623] Entente Cordiale agreement between Great Britain and France...x2013; 1910). [Am . Sports: Turkin, 474] Triple Entente association among Great Britain, France, and Russia...
Delcassé, Théophile
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...European alliances. He was the key figure in negotiations which resulted in the ENTENTE CORDIALE with Britain (1904) and he paved the way for the Triple Entente with Britain and Russia (1907). In 1911 as Minister of Marine he arranged for...
Versailles, Treaty of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...War I, was signed on 28 June 1919. Outside the German delegation, it was signed by two countries of the initial Triple Entente that had gone to war against Germany in August 1914, France and the United Kingdom (the third one, Russia, having...
Grey, Edward, Viscount Grey of Fallodon
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Fallodon (1862–1933), British politician. He was Foreign Secretary from 1905 to 1916, negotiating the Triple Entente (1907), which brought Britain, France, and Russia together, and in 1914 persuading a reluctant British cabinet...
Edward VII
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...reached with Japan in 1902; next, in 1904 the Entente was formed with France, and lastly an attempt...the king's death, Britain was firmly in the Entente camp, ranged against the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria, and Italy. In...

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IN OUR PAGES: 100, 75 AND 50 YEARS AGO1903: Building a 'Triple Entente'
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 7/9/2003; 188 words ; ...effect that France would shortly be called upon to act as intermediary between England and Russia. This ''rapprochement'' is said to be as much desired in London as in St. Petersburg. It will be the basis of a ''triple entente.''
Israel, India, and Turkey: triple entente?.
Magazine article from: Middle East Quarterly; 9/22/2002; ; 700+ words ; On September 11, as al-Qa'ida cells prepared to launch their assaults on Washington and New York, a remarkable event was taking place half a world away. In New Delhi, Israeli defense and intelligence officials, led by National Security Advisor Uzi Dayan, were meeting with their Indian counterparts
Agenda: This week's big issues - 100 YEARS OF SHAKING HANDS CROSS- CHANNEL PARTY-GOING KICKS OFF AS ENGLAND AND FRANCE CELEBRATE THE CENTENARY OF THE ENTENTE CORDIALE
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 4/4/2004; ; 449 words ; ...the 100th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale, the Queen and the...visit to France this week. The entente was the breakthrough that ended...formation, with Russia, of the Triple Alliance. Signed in London...for the anniversary (www.entente-cordiale.org), it is...
Critical events leading to World War I
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 3/31/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...war, the Triple Alliance, the Triple Entente, the Russo-Turkish wars and...1914m/tripally.html. The Triple Entente. The then newly formed Germany...Germany helped smooth the way to the Triple Entente, an agreement whereby Britain...
With friends like these...
Magazine article from: The Spectator; 5/3/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...any time since Waterloo, the old Entente is strained. But feelings between...were the best of friends. The Entente survived throughout that century...1908 the alliance had become a Triple Entente after a meeting on the Baltic between...
Germany and the Arab question in the First World War.
Magazine article from: Middle Eastern Studies; 4/1/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...German policy of attacking the Triple Entente in the Middle East by inciting...holy war against the Christian Entente originated with the Christian Germans...by their dislike of the Turks or Entente, encouraged among many of them...
Europe's Errors In Past Pacts
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 1/16/1994; ; 688 words ; ...constituted the first step toward World War I. 1907 Triple Entente: England, France, Russia. To balance the power of the Triple Alliance, the Triple Entente was formed. Both alliances were so worried about...
Chill winds over Europe; Anglo-Russian relations are cooler still.(OPED)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 5/24/2007; 700+ words ; ...potential adversary. Under the Anglo-Russian Entente of August 1907, Great Britain and Russia...It presaged the formation of the 1907 Triple Entente of France, Britain and Russia facing the Triple Alliance of tottering Austro-Hungary...
'India, Israel and Turkey's close ties can help US'
Newspaper article from: India Abroad; 1/24/2003; ; 597 words ; ...2003 The United States could take advantage of the 'triple entente' emerging among India, Israel and Turkey, feels...Berman says in a report, Israel, India, and Turkey: Triple Entente. 'The implications of this growing convergence are...
Say no to Mubarak's advice
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 11/21/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...1997 In its lead article on November 19, headlined "Triple Entente," The Times of London wrote, "Like it or not...staff in Washington and London are not overjoyed by the triple entente between Washington, London, and Jerusalem. They...