League of the Three Emperors
League of the Three Emperors ("Dreikaiserbund") 1873
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- Long term cause of the First World War
- Creation of a conservative league between Germany, Russia and Austria
- Post-Franco-Prussian War
- Alliance against radicals
- Germany had a Kaiser;
- Austria-Hungary had an emperor; and
- Russia had a tsar who claimed divine right.
Conservatives in the three countries were wary of the growing threat (as they perceived it) of liberalism and so created a league of nations that would protect their more conservative forms of government. Although the league provided no formal alliances it listed socialism and more importantly republicanism as the greatest evils - it should be noted that France had a republic at the time. The league was part of Otto von Bismark's grand foreign policy plan to keep France isolated and keep both the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Russian Empire on his side.
Related Topics:
Conservative - Liberalism - Alliance - Socialism - Republicanism - France - Republic - Otto von Bismark's - Foreign policy - Austro-Hungarian Empire - Russian Empire
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At that time:
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The league was resurrected in 1881 but soon fell apart and after 1894 Russia found itself in the opposing camp with Germany.
Related Topics:
1881 - 1894 - Germany
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