2. 1 3 6 4 2 5 1. Britain 2. Germany 3. France 4. Russia 5. Austria- Hungary 6. Italy

3. Trouble had been brewing in Europe for many years. Alliances, which were a sort of gang, had been formed for defence. The main two ‘gangs’ or alliances which would appear in WW1 were: The Triple Alliance and The Triple Entente WW1 was a sort of gang warfare.

4. What’s an Alliance??? ALLIANCE:an agreement made by two or more countries to help each other out in times of conflict (a defence agreement)

5. What’s an Entente?? ENTENTE:a friendly agreement offering protection if one of the member countries was attacked.

6. GermanyAustria-HungaryItaly 1879 DUAL ALLIANCE 1882 TRIPLE ALLIANCE

7. Germany: Needed security Feared France Italy: Humiliated by France in North Africa - weakened Needed security Austria-Hungary: Large country – difficult to govern Needed security – rivalry Balkans

8. BritainFranceRussia 1904 ENTENTE CORDIALE 1907 TRIPLE ENTENTE

9. BRITAIN: Realised unsafe to be isolated after Boer War (1899-1901) RUSSIA: Poor and backwards Alliance provide money and technology for industrialisation France: Wanted revenge against Germany Weak country

10. TRIPLE ENTENTE TRIPLE ALLIANCE NEUTRAL FOR DURATION OF WAR GREAT BRITAIN FRANCE RUSSIA GERMANY AUSTRIA- HUNGARY ITALY