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Military alliances involving France

  • NATOThe North Atlantic Treaty Organization began its life on the 4th of April 1949 when twelve nations signed a document in Washington.
  • Franco-Polish allianceIn the 16th century, France and Austria fought a long rivalry that pushed French diplomats to seek allies east of Vienna.
  • Allies of World War IIn 1907, the United Kingdom and Russia signed an agreement that complemented existing pacts between three major European powers.
  • Triple EntenteIn 1870, Prussia and its allies defeated the Second French Empire during the Franco-Prussian War. The Treaty of Frankfurt forced France to cede…
  • Allies of World War IIOn the 1st of September 1939, Germany invaded Poland and the world shifted into a state of total war. The League of Nations had been established after World…
  • Southeast Asia Treaty OrganizationJohn Foster Dulles stood at the center of a diplomatic storm in September 1954. He negotiated the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty in Manila…