During the early 1870s, the Franco-Prussian War took place. At this time France had no allies, which was the chancellor of Germany, Otto von Bismarck’s goal; he wanted to keep France isolated for Europe. He was successful until 1890, when Kaiser Wilhelm II took office. Between the years of 1870 to 1914 France has gained many alliances and their government has changed drastically. After the Franco-Prussian War took place, France had no alliances. Their first alliance was Russia, though they have had centuries of disputes. The alliance was formed when Wilhelm took office and did not renew the treaty between Germany and Russia. The Franco-Russian alliance granted military assistance if either state was to be attacked. Britain soon began to
