Growing military and economic rivalry with Germany led Great Britain to form ententes with its former colonial rivals, France and Russia (see Triple Alliance and Triple Entente). In 1914, Germany's violation of Belgium's neutrality, which since 1839 Britain had been pledged to uphold, caused ...
The check only incited Alberoni to fresh energy. He renewed his secret intrigues, which were intended to bring about an anti-Hanoverian combination between Charles XII of Sweden and his sometime great enemy the Tsar Peter, the creator of the power of Russia. He strove harder than ever to ...
aThreatened Britain negotiated “entente cordiale” with France (1904) and judiciously settled her differences with Russia (1907). But now, even combined forces of this Triple Entente were clearly insufficient to defeat German challenge. 被威胁的英国谈判的“协约cordiale”与法国(1904年)和明智地安定她...
In its struggle for world domination Britain strove for the maximum utilization of its allies’ military efforts, primarily of the defeat of Napoleon’s army in Russia in 1812. Britain’s colonial expansion was intensified during the period of these wars against France. The East India Company ...
13、the Triple Entente? ABritain. BFrance. CRussia. DItaly. II.Blank filling(10%) 1. The present sovereign of Britain is Queen_,and Prince _ is the heir to the throne. 2.Theoretically, the Queen has all the power, but in reality, she must act on the 14、 advice of the _ 3.Pa...
The seeds of international war, sown long before 1900, were nourished between the resignation ofSalisburyin 1902 and August 1914. Two intricate systems of agreements and alliances—theTriple Allianceof Germany, Austria-Hungary, andItalyand theTriple Ententeof France, Russia, and Britain—faced each ...
英语国家概况全知识点题库(题⽬汇编含参考答案) B r i t i s h S u r v e y T e s t Part I Geography 2. England occupies the ___ portion of the U.K. A. northern B. eastern C. southern D . western 3. The most important part of the U.K. in wealth is ___. A. Northe...