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.


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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.

Kingdom of Italy alliance Triple Entente
Russian Empire alliance Triple Entente
First Portuguese Republic alliedWith Triple Entente
Central Powers mainRivalAlliance Triple Entente
Entente Cordiale relatedAlliance Triple Entente