The Alliance System the Triple Alliance; Franco-Russian Alliance; relations between the ‘Entente’ powers; the crises in Morocco (1905 and 1911) and the Balkans (1908–1909), and their effects on international relations.

Lesson Each table a country (stay for rest of unit) – table on p.202? What would you do – situation of how alliance developed? Look at the alliances – table on p.205 Cartoon? Spec mentions punch on next slide Plenary – dinner table (who would you sit where, justify your positioning) Flipped learning – Moroccan and Bosnian crisis p.208

Alliance System 1870-71 – Franco-Prussian war 1871 – Unification of Germany 1879 – dual alliance (Germany and AH – support against Russia) 1882 – triple alliance (secret! Italy sought support against France shortly after it lost North African ambitions to the French.) 1894 – Franco-Russian Alliance (France wants defence against Germany, Russia defence against AH) 1904 – Entente Cordial (granted freedom of action to the UK in Egypt and to France in Morocco) 1907 – Anglo-Russian Agreement (issues in Asia, rise of Germany & Russian defeat with Japan)