This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 Excerpt: ...crushed her; and since 1875 they have had no chance of doing so except by an unparalleled effort. That has been a dominant factor of the Euro 1 Bismarck: Some Secret Pages, 1. 500. - pean situation. Just as the Eastern Question brought Russia and Austria into sharp rivalry, so Alsace-Lorraine kept up an irreconcilable ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 Excerpt: ...crushed her; and since 1875 they have had no chance of doing so except by an unparalleled effort. That has been a dominant factor of the Euro 1 Bismarck: Some Secret Pages, 1. 500. - pean situation. Just as the Eastern Question brought Russia and Austria into sharp rivalry, so Alsace-Lorraine kept up an irreconcilable feud between France and Germany; and by degrees the two Germanic Empires ranged themselves together, while France and Russia became close allies. This arrangement lay in the natural order of things. So far back as 1856 Bismarck had discerned that truth, which became clear after the crisis of 1875 But the Franco-Russian alliance came about slowly owing to his cautious and skilful policy. To this we must briefly advert; for it is not too much to say that his dealings with the Great Powers were prompted by a resolve to escape, if possible, from the consequences of the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine. Foreseeing that France would seek to reconquer those provinces, he sought to keep her isolated. His first effort was the Three Emperors' League (Dreikaiserbund) of 1872. When that compact virtually lapsed in the crisis of 1875, he looked about for an alternative scheme. The crisis in the Eastern Question in 1876-8 gave him his chance. He supported Austrian claims against those of Russia, and thus in 1879 found his reward in the Austro-German alliance. But he did not desire to offend Russia. Both William I and he desired merely to teach Russia a sharp lesson; and, when she had learnt it, in isolation, they would welcome her back. This policy of alternate cudgelling and cajoling led to what have been termed the Reinsurance Treaties with Russia--a topic too complex for treatment here2. 1 Busch, Our Chancellor, 1. 320. 1 See J. W. Headlam, Bismarck, p...
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