Zweibund
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Zweibund was the German term for the Dual Alliance, a key late 19th-century military and political alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary that shaped pre–World War I European diplomacy.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral treaty
ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ military alliance ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century treaties
ⓘ
Treaties of Austria-Hungary ⓘ Treaties of the German Empire ⓘ |
| concludedBy | Otto von Bismarck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreOf | Triple Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endedWith |
collapse of Austria-Hungary
ⓘ
defeat of the Central Powers in World War I ⓘ |
| formedIn | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedOn | 1879-10-07 ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Dual Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGermanName | Zweibund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Congress of Berlin (1878)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franco-Russian rapprochement ⓘ Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTreaty |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| legalForm | secret treaty initially ⓘ |
| memberStateCapital |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberStateRulerAtFormation |
Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Emperor Wilhelm I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
Austro-Hungarian foreign ministry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Empire foreign ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obligatedMutualSupportAgainst | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obligatedNeutralityIfAttackedBy | other powers not including Russia ⓘ |
| participant |
Austria-Hungary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preWorldWarIAlignment |
Central Powers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Triple Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
containment of Russian influence in Europe
ⓘ
diplomatic isolation of France ⓘ mutual defense against Russia ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| relatedAlliance |
Reinsurance Treaty
ⓘ
Triple Alliance (1882) NERFINISHED ⓘ Triple Entente NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renewedIn |
1884
ⓘ
1889 ⓘ 1899 ⓘ 1909 ⓘ |
| shaped |
late 19th-century European diplomacy
ⓘ
pre–World War I alliance system ⓘ |
| typeOfAlliance | defensive alliance against Russia ⓘ |
| validUntil | 1918 ⓘ |
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