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“La brutta Triplice”, Italian propaganda postcard, around 1915

In caricature, the alliance powers of Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Germany are represented by their rulers: “The ugly three”, to translate the title, are Emperor Franz Joseph, Sultan Abdul Hamid II and Kaiser Wilhelm II.

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Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur-und Betriebsges.m.b.H./Fotograf: Alexander E. Koller / Objekt aus Privatbesitz

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    Discordant tones in the concert of the European great powers

    At the end of the nineteenth century distinct fault-lines began to appear in the traditional system of great powers that had been established at the Congress of Vienna (1814/15) to promote the balance of power. Significant shifts were taking place in the European power structure.