... of the starting of the First World War is rather difficult, as different countries had different views on who's to blame for the war. Therefore, when viewing evidence, I will have to think about the origin of the account, and judge how valid the information is from the fact that it could biased. The Alliance System was 6 countries, allied into two sets of three. They were the main powers of Europe. Germany wanted to maintain and grow its power in Europe, it was going to try and ally itself with Austria-Hungary, Russia, Britain and Italy. This would isolate France. In 1879, Germany and Austria-Hungary formed the 'Dual Alliance', and then three years later, Germany pulled Italy into the alliance, making it the 'Triple Alliance'. However, ruining Germany's plans, France allied with Russia in 1893 (Franco-Russian Alliance) and Britain in 1904 (Entente Cordiale). Britain then allied with Russia in 1907 (Anglo-Russian ...

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