Triple Entente
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The Triple Entente was the pre–World War I alliance uniting France, Russia, and the United Kingdom against the growing power of the German-led Triple Alliance.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international diplomatic arrangement
ⓘ
military alliance ⓘ political alliance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Allied Powers of World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied Powers (World War I, in a broader sense)
Entente Powers ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
formation of two rival alliance blocs in Europe
ⓘ
militarization of international relations before 1914 ⓘ |
| diplomaticNature | informal understanding rather than a single binding treaty ⓘ |
| endDate | 1918 ⓘ |
| formedBy |
France
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext |
European balance of power
ⓘ
age of imperialism ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907
ⓘ
Entente Cordiale ⓘ Franco-Russian Alliance ⓘ |
| hasMemberState |
French Third Republic
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
World War I
ⓘ
pre–World War I period ⓘ |
| includedGreatPower |
France
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfDiplomacy |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Russian ⓘ |
| legalBasis | series of bilateral agreements ⓘ |
| notableAgreement |
Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907
ⓘ
Entente Cordiale ⓘ
surface form:
Entente Cordiale of 1904
Franco-Russian Alliance ⓘ
surface form:
Franco-Russian Alliance of 1894
|
| opposedTo |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Italy (initially aligned with Triple Alliance)
Triple Alliance (1882) ⓘ
surface form:
Triple Alliance
|
| purpose |
mutual diplomatic support
ⓘ
strategic and military cooperation ⓘ to counterbalance the power of the Triple Alliance ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
July Crisis of 1914 ⓘ |
| resultedIn | alignment of major Allied Powers in World War I ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Europe
ⓘ
colonial empires of member states ⓘ |
| startDate | 1907 ⓘ |
| strengthenedBy | military staff talks among member states ⓘ |
| successorInPractice |
Allied Powers of World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied Powers (World War I coalition)
|
| weakenedBy |
Russian Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Revolution of 1917
|
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.