# Entente Cordiale is signed (1904)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1904-entente-cordiale-is-signed
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Britain and France settled several colonial disputes and improved diplomatic relations. Within the broader Early 20th Century & World Wars period, mass democracy, the two world wars, Irish partition, economic crisis and the rise of Labour remade the political and social order. This event is placed at 8 April 1904 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The agreement helped create the alignment that later confronted Germany in the First World War.

## Why it matters
The agreement helped create the alignment that later confronted Germany in the First World War.

Ruler at the time: [Edward VII](https://english-history.com/rulers/edward-vii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Entente Cordiale is signed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Entente+Cordiale+is+signed&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Entente Cordiale is signed](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Entente+Cordiale+is+signed)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history)
- [The National Archives — twentieth-century resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)