Triple Entente
early 20th century alliance between France, Russia and the United Kingdom
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The Triple Entente was an alliance formed in the early 20th century between France, Russia, and the United Kingdom that united these three major powers in diplomatic and military coordination. It matters because it shaped the political landscape of Europe during this period and played a significant role in international relations leading up to and during World War I.
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The Triple Entente (from French entente [ɑ̃tɑ̃t] meaning "friendship, understanding, agreement") describes the informal mutual arrangement and understanding between the Russian Empire, the French Third Republic, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It was built upon the Franco-Russian Alliance of 1894, the Entente Cordiale of 1904 between France and Britain, and the Anglo-Russian Entente of 1907. It formed a powerful counterweight to the Triple Alliance of the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Kingdom of Italy. The Triple Entente, unlike the Triple Alliance or the Franco-Russian Alliance itself, was not an alliance of mutual defence.
The Franco-Japanese Treaty of 1907 was a key part of building a coalition as France took the lead in creating alliances with Japan, Russia, and (informally) with Britain. Japan wanted to raise a loan in Paris, so France made the loan contingent on a Russo-Japanese agreement and a Japanese guarantee for France's strategically vulnerable possessions in Indochina. Britain encouraged the Russo-Japanese rapprochement. Thus was built the Triple Entente coalition that fought World War I.
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1907 establishments in Europe20th-century military alliancesBritish Empire in World War ICauses of World War IFrance in World War IFrance–Russia relationsFrance–United Kingdom relationsHistory of international relationsMilitary alliances involving FranceMilitary alliances involving RussiaMilitary alliances involving the United KingdomRussian Empire in World War I