Triple Alliance (1882)

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/triple-alliance-1882

Step 2 · Questions

1. 1. When was Triple Alliance (1882) built?

2. 2. What is the founding signatories?

3. 3. What is the core defensive obligation?

4. 4. What was the Triple Alliance and when did it start?

5. 5. Why did Germany want the Triple Alliance?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

• Bismarckian System

• Balance of Power

• July Crisis (1914)

• Status Quo

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.