<span>During the later part of the 1880s many governments had begun to establish public schools for educational services to children. Although somewhat basic in physical structure and combining different grades, schools taught reading, writing and mathematics. However, as opposed to home teaching by parents that themselves were not highly educated, the public schools were formal and structured. After establishing elementary schools, the government also expanded to high schools.</span>
While you didn't provide us with any concrete answers, this relationship is something related to an alliance, but in reality isn't one because the smaller country is only doing this because they're afraid of repercusions.
