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King Edward VII
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Britain Signs Pact
with France
April 8, 1904 |
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The Entente cordiale is a series of agreements signed
on 8 April 1904 between the United Kingdom and France.
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Entente Marked
Colonial Expansionism and Peace Between France and Britain
April 8, 1904 |
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Beyond the immediate concerns of colonial expansion
addressed by the agreement, the signing of the Entente cordiale
marked the end of almost a millennium of intermittent conflict
between the two nations and their predecessor states, and the start
of a peaceful co-existence that has continued to date.
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Tsar Nicholas II and King
Edward VII, Two Cousins
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Anglo-Russian Signed
August 31, 1907 |
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Anglo-Russian Alliance signed
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Later Joined
Anglo-Russian and Franco-Russian Ententes |
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The Entente cordiale, along with the Anglo-Russian
Entente and the Franco-Russian Alliance, later became part of the
Triple Entente among the UK, France, and Russia.
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Entente Paved Way to
Alliances that Would Define World War I |
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It paved the way for the diplomatic and military
cooperation that preceded the First World War.
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