!!!Zweibund

Zweibund, defensive alliance concluded by Austria-Hungary and the 
German Reich on October 7, 1879 (published on February 3, 
1888). The two powers promised to support each other in case of 
Russian aggression or if Russia assisted any other attacking power 
(e.g. France versus Germany). Austria-Hungary had to look for an ally 
since it was facing the possibility of a conflict with Russia on the 
Balkans and had to take into account the outcome of the 
Franco-Prussian War of 1870/1871. The Zweibund was expanded by Italy 
in 1882 to form the  Triple Alliance and played a decisive role in the 
development of political constellations in Europe prior to World War 
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