Timeline Saturday 31 August 1907

Events on Saturday 31 August 1907 2

• 1907 Anglo-Russian Convention signed Britain and Russia divide spheres of influence in Asia, forming the Triple Entente The agreement settled long-standing rivalry between the British and Russian empires by dividing Persia, Afghanistan, and Tibet into spheres of influence. Combined with earlier Anglo-French and Franco-Russian alliances, it completed the Triple Entente that would face the Central Powers in the First World War. It was signed in Saint Petersburg on 31 August 1907.
• 1907 The Triple Entente is complete Saint Petersburg, Russia An Anglo-Russian convention over Persia and Afghanistan joined the last piece. Germany now saw itself encircled, a belief that made its generals argue for war sooner rather than later.