1896 Cartoon, depicting deterioration of the Triple Alliance, a secret agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy 1882
1896 Cartoon, depicting deterioration of the Triple Alliance, a secret agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed on 20 May 1882 and renewed periodically until World War I. Germany and Austria-Hungary had been closely allied since 1879. Italy sought support against France shortly after it lost North African ambitions to the French. Each member promised mutual support in the event of an attack by any other great power. The treaty provided that Germany and Austria-Hungary were to assist Italy if it was attacked by France without provocation. In turn, Italy would assist Germany if attacked by France. In the event of a war between Austria-Hungary and Russia, Italy promised to remain neutral.
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Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: 1896, alliance, alliancesecretagreementgermanyaustria-hungaryitalydiplomacy, archival, archive, cartoon, cartoondeteriorationtriple, deterioration, historical, history, secret, triple
