Western Civilization II / Unit 11 WC2 1033 short lesson, about 20 seconds
After Bismarck: The Franco-Russian Alliance, 1894
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The idea
Wilhelm II dismissed Bismarck in eighteen ninety and refused to renew the Reinsurance Treaty. Russia turned to France, and in eighteen ninety-four the two signed a treaty of mutual support against attack. France was isolated no more, and Germany faced the two-front war Bismarck had worked to prevent.
In practice
The Triple Alliance now had a counterweight.
Where people slip
Witness-built; Britain's ententes belong to unit fourteen.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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