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Dual Alliance

Signed by the German Empire and the
Austro-Hungarian empire on October 7, 1879 Reprinted from the World War I Document Archive, available online at http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/1914m/allyahg.html

Franco-Russian Alliance Military Convention

Signed by France and Russia on August 18, 1892 Reprinted from the World War I Document Archive, available online at http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/1914m/franruss.html

"Should, contrary to their hope, and against the loyal desire of [Germany and Austria-Hungary], one of the two Empires be attacked by Russia, the High Contracting Parties are bound to come to the assistance one of the other with the whole war strength of their Empires…"

From the Dual Alliance