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‘To Bismarck the conclusion of the Treaty of May 20, 1882, was the culmination of this system.’ Comment.

  • UPSC 2004
  • Nation-State System

The Treaty of 20 May 1882 created the Triple Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy, and represented the fullest expression of Bismarck's post-1871 strategy of encircling and isolating France.

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  • Building Blocks of "This System"
  • The Dreikaiserbund (1873, revived 1881)
  • The Dual Alliance with Austria-Hungary (1879)
  • The Path to Italy: The "Slap of Tunis" (1881)
  • Terms of the Treaty of May 20, 1882
  • Why "Culmination" — What the Triple Alliance Achieved
  • …and 1 more sections, with a conclusion

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