What was the main purpose of the alliance system?

Answer 1

According to realist perspectives, the main value and the purpose of alliance within the international relation system is to make the formal agreement between two or more states for mutual support in case of war ( Encyclopedia Britannica, 2013)its composes many purposes, for examples:

• States enter in alliance with one another in order to supplement each other's capabilities.
• Reduction of the impact of antagonistic power of nation state which threatens one's independence, for example the rise of NATO, the goal of NATO it was to put the Germany out and Russia down.
• Maximizing gains and sharing liabilities.
• Power-balance
• Balance of threats
• Economic interest between two state nations
• Conciliation and meditations
• Arbitration
• Political value gains

Answer 2

In the context of World War I and the years preceding it, the main purpose of the alliance system was to prevent general war among European nations. While there were also trade and diplomatic (among other) benefits to the system, its basic goal was to deter competitor-nations from daring to start a war, since they would be sure to face not just one but a whole alliance of opponents.

Answer 3

the purpose was to prevent the countries from fighting they were the agreements