alliance+systemMBM

= Alliance System = === The alliance system was started by Bismarck, the German Chancellor. After the Franco-Prussian War Bismarck claimed Germany was a "satiated state." Because of this, Bismarck organized a system of alliances to maintain Germany's hegemony on the European continent. France wanted to challenge the hegemony of Germany all because France was defeated in a war with Germany. Thus, started the system of alliances. The system of alliances included: Dreikaiserbund, Dual Alliance, Second Dreikaiserbund, Triple Alliance, Reinsurance Treaty, Franco-Russian Alliance, Entente Cordiale, Anglo-Russian Entente. The alliances were said to be a factor of the origins of World War I. Because they were formed in secret, it caused great suspician to European powers. ===