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2 Section A: The Origins of World War I, 1870–1914 You must answer Question 1. THE TRIPLE ENTENTE OF BRITAIN, FRANCE AND RUSSIA 1 Read the Sources, and then answer the question. When answering Question 1, candidates are advised to pay particular attention to the interpretation and evaluation of the Sources both individually and as a group. Source A An attempt is being made to bring together the countries in the Triple Entente for a concentrated attack on Germany and Austria. At an agreed time, the drawbridges will be let down, the doors will be opened and the million-strong armies of the Triple Entente will be let loose, ravaging and destroying across the borders of Germany and Austria. The danger seems gigantic. Field Marshal Count Alfred von Schlieffen, German Military Chief of Staff until 1905, in an article written in 1909. Source B Serbia and Rumania have become the most dangerous enemies of Austria and are supported by Russia and France. The Triple Entente has therefore achieved superiority. With a combination of Britain, France, Russia, Rumania, Serbia and Montenegro on the one hand, and Austria, Germany and Italy on the other, military superiority lies on the side of the Triple Entente in terms of numbers and geographical advantage. Conrad von Hötzendorf, Austrian Military Chief of Staff, memorandum to the Austrian ernment, 16 January 1914. Source C We must attempt to limit the between Austria and Serbia. Whether we succeed in this will depend first on Russia, and then on t