Chapter 2

THE GROWTH OF ALLIANCES AND THE RACE OF ARMAMENTS SINCE 1871

Introduction--The Triple Alliance--Bismarck's dismissal--French colonial advance---Germany's demands for compensations--The Anglo-French agreement concerning Morocco--German objections--England and Russia--The Agadir incident--Anglo-French exchange of notes--Disputes in the Balkans--The 'Boulanger Law' of 1886--Count Caprivi's law of 1893--Franco-Russian _entente_--German military preparations--France's response--Russia's reorganization--England's Army and Navy.

Note. _Abstract of Anglo-French Agreement on Morocco_.