The Triple Entente, a diplomatic counterweight to the Triple Alliance, was completed in 1907 by the agreement between which two nations?
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Correct answer: Britain and Russia
The Anglo-Russian Entente of 1907 settled colonial disputes in Central Asia. This agreement combined with the earlier Entente Cordiale and Franco-Russian Alliance to form the Triple Entente.
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