Match the following items. 1. germany and austria-hungary bismarck 2. germany, italy, and austria-hungary dual alliance 3. iron chancellor wilhelm 4. divine right german emperor triple alliance 5. title for emperor in germany kaiser

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Germany and Austria-Hungary: Dual Alliance. It was a defensive alliance founded in 1879, that became part of the system of alliances developed by Bismarck, in order to prevent that Germany got involved in a war.Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary - Triple Alliance. It was an agreement signed by Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary, in 1882. It was renewed periodically until they got involved together in WWI, and the agreeement finally expired when the alliance was defeated by the Allied powers. Iron Chancellor: Bismarck. Otto von Bismarck (1815 – 1898) governed German international and European affairs between the 1860s and 1890s. He subsquently became the first Chancellor of the German Empire. He was in office betwee 1871 and 1890. Divine right German emperor: Wilhelm. Wilhelm II (1859 – 1941) was the last Kaiser (Emperor) of the German Empire. He abdicated in 1918, right before Germany's defeat in WWI became official. Title for emperor in Germany: Kaiser. The term Kaiser means emperor in German. It was used to refer to the rightful rulers of the German Empire and the Austrian Empire, and it was an inherited title.