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Bismarck And Russia's Military Alliance Research Paper

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Emperor William 11 approved each and every request of Austria in determination to show his faithful support to Austria this “faithful” support would be crucial in the creation of crises in Europe. Emperor William’s decision to drop the Reinsurance treaty with Russia resulted in Russia’s military alliance with France in 1894 an event that Bismarck feared would happen if friendly ties with Russia failed to sustain. By 1907 Russia, Great Britain, and France formed the Triple Entente where each country agreed to be allies in case of a war against the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. These two groups as time passed became unwilling to compromise and they had different policies over the Balkans. In Austria they knew of Serbia’s

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