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... Alsace Loraine from the French. Germany also had a rivalry with another third of the Entente, Russia. Germany had created the Schlieffen Plan to initiate if Russia were to mobilise, meaning both France and Russia would be attacked by Germany, thus breaking the encirclement, which they originally had. Serbia and Austria-Hungary also had the incredibly strong rivalry and this was proven by the assassination by Serbians of the Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in Sarajevo. The rivalry over the Balkan area at this time was also very strong, with Germany and Austria-Hungary uniting, creating a 'super power' in order to conquer the Balkans - in 1879, the Dual Alliance had been formed between the two countries in order to accomplish this. Serbian nationalism was beginning to grow in Serbia, which consequently were starting to cause unrest in rivalries such as Austria-Hungary. Even though not completely related to the First World ...