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The war between Prussia and France. The battle resulted in German states and forming the German Empire.
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The Treaty was signed at the end of the Franco-Prussian war. German empire was formed.
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Aliances were forming between Russia, Germany and Austria- Hungary. This would stop Germany from being Encircled.
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An alliance started between Germany, Austria Hungary, and Italy. Which created the Triple Alliance.
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Kaiser seperated the League Of Three Empeors which ended up dumping Russia as an ally. He also kept the Triple Alliance BUT this didnt fix the problem of Germanys encirclement.
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Russia lines up with France but they were only a DEFENSIVE alliance. But still a problem for Germany.
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The Australian federates still maintains ties with the United Kingdom.
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An alliance started between the United Kingdom and France. This marked the start on the alliance against Germany and Austria
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Europe had divided into two massive super power blocks. People thought the balance of power would keep the peace.
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More than 9 million soldiers died and 7 million civvilians died from the result of the Great War.
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