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Franco-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, 1870–71, the conflict between France and Prussia that signaled the rise of German military power and imperialism. It was provoked by Otto von Bismarck who was a Prussian chancellor, as part of his plan to create a unified German Empire. -
Germany's Unity
The German Empire was founded on January 18, 1871, in the aftermath of three successful wars by the North German state of Prussia. -
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Triple Alliance
It was a secret agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy formed on May 1882 until World War I. Germany and Austria-Hungary had been closely allied since 1879. Italy sought their support against France shortly after losing North African ambitions to the French. The treaty provided that Germany and Austria-Hungary were to assist Italy if it were attacked by France without Italian provocation; Italy would assist Germany if Germany were attacked by France. -
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Triple Entente
It was an arrangement between Great Britain, France, and Russia, it developed from the Franco-Russian alliance that gradually developed and was fully formed in 1894, the Anglo-French Entente Cordiale of 1904, and an Anglo-Russian agreement of 1907, which brought the Triple Entente to light.
