The Entente alliance sprang from the military concerns of Germany's neighbours to east and west - Russia and France; accordingly in 1894 they signed an alliance based upon fears of growing German power. Britain subsequently forged alliances with both Russia and France once it became clear that Ge...
Should either nation be attacked by another power, e.g. France, they were to remain - at the very least - benevolently neutral. This alliance, unlike others, endured until war in 1914. Bismarck, the architect of the treaty, was keen to establish the first of numerous alliances to provide...
World politicsUntil 1914 Balkan knot" can be understood and displayed as series of mutual conflicts, alliances and diplomatic actions of the Balkan states from the Congress of Berlin in 1878 until the outbrake od First World War, and, but it can also be understood, as cross interests of the...
The war began on July 28, 1914, when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. During the late nineteenth century, European nations had negotiated military alliances with each other that called for mutual protection. The Austria-Hungary declaration of war triggered these alliance commitments, leading ...
With the emergence of the nation-state as the paramount political unit within the internationalsystem, alliances have become a key mechanism for the preservation of peace and stability.International relations theorists, while differing on the motives behind state behavior, agree that statesseek to devel...
AssistantKeeneAssistantInformaworldIntelligence & National SecurityKeene, Jennifer D. "Uneasy Alliances: French Military Intelligence and the American Army during the First World War." Intelligence & National Security 13, Issue 1(1998): 18-36.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1914 amplified political tensions and this tangle of alliances turned a crisis in the Balkans into a world war. Total war demanded a unity of purpose and great sacrifice. Industry and agriculture were mobilised, but producing the munitions...
The Shadow of the Past: Reputation and Military Alliances before the First World War In The Shadow of the Past, Gregory D. Miller examines the role that reputation plays in international politics, emphasizing the importance of reliability-c... Gregory Daniel Miller - Cornell University Press 被...
The Causes of the first World War The Causes of theFirstWorldWar Chardai C Guthrie Seaford Senior High School The Causes of theFirstWorldWar TheFirstWorldWar was a war between the great European empires and was fought from 1914 until 1918. The alliances were the Triple Alliance (Germany‚ Aus...
When war broke out, in light of increasingly inflexible constellations and alliances among European powers, Germany was initially hoping to keep the war limited to Austria-Hungary and Serbia. Soon the conflict involved Russia, Germany, France, and Great Britain, and early war enthusiasm soon decline...