What Is The Role Of Alliances In The 19th Century

For centuries Europe has had used alliances for political, military or economic agreement between two or more nations. As a continent full of ethnic, territorial and political disputes, these alliances served as a great tool for larger states to take control of smaller ones. The three main alliances during the early nineteenth century were the Triple Entente, the Triple Alliance, and the Balkans. The Triple Entente, an alliance consisting of Britain, France and Russia was for political and economic reasons. The Triple Alliance, also a three way alliance, consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy was formed for the military purpose of stopping French and Russian sentiment. Lastly, the Balkans alliance, was an economic agreement between Bulgaria and Serbia, two nations forming an alliance which reached across the former two opposing alliances.
(ALLIANCES AS A CAUSE OF WORLD WAR I) These alliances played a huge role in World War I. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo of Austria-Hungary Alliance by the Serbian national terrorist group called The Black Hand, in June 1914, this act triggered the immediate militarization of both the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente. These two sides would battle each other in World War I. (American History)
War may have come after the assassination of the Austria-Hungary Duke, but it would not have escalated to such a large scale. The War would have been limited to Austria-Hungary and Serbia, or possibly an agreement could have been arranged with the Serbian government to eliminate the terrorist group. Yet underlying the Alliances was Imperialism, Militarism, and Nationalism which would continue to develop and play out with further global impact. (American