Efore world war i, france and russia had a military alliance. this meant that each country promised to support the other in the event of war. in 1914, germany declared war on russia. by the end of the year, both french and russian troops were battling the german military. if french military leaders declared that their primary goal in the war was to defend russia, which of the following conclusions would be supported?
a. the german attack on russia was caused by the military alliance. b. the french and russian military alliance was not correlated with world war i. c. the french attack on germany was caused by the military alliance. d. the french and russian forces together were stronger than the german forces.

The correct answer is C. If French military leaders declared that their primary goal in the war was to defend Russia, the French attack on Germany was caused by the military alliance.

The Franco-Russian alliance was a military alliance between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire, which remained in force from 1892 to 1917. The alliance ended with the diplomatic isolation of France as a result of the elaborate diplomatic policy of the German Chancellor Bismarck. For the Russian Empire it meant an ally in the face of the Balkan pretensions of Austria-Hungary, an ally of the German Empire, and a counterposition to British colonial interests. France will continue to be Russia's main ally until 1917, from an economic, financial and military point of view.