Triple+Entente

Triple Entente by Caleb

 An Entente is a diplomatic “understanding.” “Triple Entente” was alliance formed by United Kingdom, Russia, and France. The “Triple Entente” was part of the Allied Powers, along with the U.S., Japan, and later Italy. Britain was neutral in the war up until the Germans constructed a large enough naval fleet to threaten Britain’s naval superiority. The Triple Entente was based on three bilateral agreements, The Dual Alliance in 1894 between France and Russia, The Entente Cordiale of 1904 settled a number of disputes between France and Great Britain, and in 1907 Britain and Russia negotiated a similar agreement. When the war began the Entente powers signed a formal military alliance. These alliances were simply called The Franco-Anglo, Franco-Russian and Anglo-Russian Alliances. They fought together until 1917, when Russia withdrew from the war.  Georges Clemenceau (France) , George V (England) David Lloyd (England) and Nicholas II (Russia), were the major leaders of the Allies of WWI. Yoshihito (Japan) and Woodrow Wilson (U.S.) were other important leaders of the Allies of WWI.

The Entente was a political and military alliance; each nation promised to support the other in the event of an attack by one or all of the members of the Triple Alliance. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">

The Triple Entente was counter weight to “Triple Alliance” of Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">The Central Powers consisted of the “Triple Alliance” as well as the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. The Ottoman Empire was an Empire that controlled much of Western Asia, Eastern and Southern Europe and parts of Africa. They lasted for 1299 to November 1, 1922 the end of WWI. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Russia was once in an alliance with Germany and Italy called the League of Three Emperors. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Later the League dissolved because of military disagreements. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;"> Italy accepted Germany's proposal to enter into the Triple Alliance with Germany and Austria in 1882, following strong disagreements with France about the respective colonial expansions. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">However, even if relations with Germany became very friendly, Italy’s alliance with Germany remained formal and non-committal. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">So, in 1915, Italy accepted Britain’s invite to join the Allies into World War I.  <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">[] [] [] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">[| http://history.howstuffworks.com/world-war-i/triple-entente.htm]