Europe Before 1914: The Main Powers Triple Entente Name Head of State Allies Disputes King George V France, Russia Naval arms race Britain (1901-1936) economic rivalry with Germany Constitutional Monarchy France President Raymond Britain, Russia Wanted the return of the provinces of Poincaire Alsace and Lorraine from Germany Parliamentary Democracy Russia Tsar Nicholas II Britain, France Rivals with Austria for control of the (1894-1917) Balkans Monarchy Strained relations with Britain. Triple Alliance Kaiser William II Italy, Austria- Rivals with France over Alsace, Britain Germany 1918) Hungary. over her navy. Constitutional Monarchy Kaiser Franz Joseph Italy, Germany Rivalry with Russia over the Balkans, Austria- Hungary (1848-1916) Territorial disputes with her ally, Italy
Europe Before 1914: The Main Powers Triple Entente Name Head of State Allies Disputes Britain King George V (1901-1936) Constitutional Monarchy France, Russia Naval arms race economic rivalry with Germany France President Raymond Poincaire Parliamentary Democracy Britain, Russia Wanted the return of the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine from Germany Russia Tsar Nicholas II (1894-1917) Monarchy Britain, France Rivals with Austria for control of the Balkans Strained relations with Britain. Triple Alliance Germany Kaiser William II Constitutional Monarchy Italy, Austria- Hungary. Rivals with France over Alsace, Britain over her navy. Austria- Hungary Kaiser Franz Joseph (1848-1916) Italy, Germany Rivalry with Russia over the Balkans, Territorial disputes with her ally, Italy 1918)
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