Military alliances for world war 1?

Answer 1

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There were two main alliances involved in world war one;Triple alliance - this involved Germany, (Italy) ^Ottoman Empire^ and Austria-Hungary.

The triple entente - this alliance involved Britain, France and Russia

[entente is a word from the french language.]

an alliance is when a country formally agrees to help out another, if it is in need of it. they join the same side and fight together against the enemy.

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Italy switched Alliances during WWI and the Triple Alliance was Germany, the Ottoman Empire, and Austria Hungary. ^i added that part^

Answer 2

The Allied Powers in World War 1 were Great Britain, Russia, France, Serbia, Belgium, Italy, and the United Sates of America. Though, the original five were Great Britain, Russia, France, Serbia, and Belgium, you might only need to know these five and the US.

The opposing Central Powers were Germany, Austro-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria.

Bulgaria and Italy entered the conflict in 1915 and the US in 1917.

Answer 3

It was the Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria and Italy (at the start)

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the Allied Powers: Britain, France, Russia and, later, Italy (who swapped sides halfway through the war).

Answer 4

The Central Powers (3) - Germany, Austria-Hungry, and Turkey

Allies (5) - Usa, Russia, France, Italy, Britian

THESE ARE THE CORRECT CENTRAL POWERS AND ALLIES [ even though you only asked for the allies]

Answer 5

The alliance system started off with the Three Emperors' League. This was a military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia. However, Russia and Austria had never truly gotten along at this time and were feuding in the Balkans. Russia later left the alliance.

After the failed Three Emperors' League, Russia was basically left standing alone. France jumped at the chance to be aligned with such a powerful country, Russia, and was seeking revenge against Germany for the loss of Alsace-Lorraine during the Franco-Prussian War. Thus, the Franco-Russian alliance was created but was not made public until the middle of World War I.

The Germans had been aligned with the Austrians through the Dual Alliance prior to the Three Emperors' League and continued to do so after the dissolution. However, since the Germans knew the French were seeking revenge and had beliefs that the French were aligned with the Russians, they sought a new alliance member in order to prevent a two front war. Their candidate was Italy and this created the Triple Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.

The only Great Power left without an alliance was the United Kingdom. Since the King of the UK and the Kaiser of Germany were direct descendants (as well as with the Czar of Russia, yet Russia was never truly enemies with Germany at this time), it seemed as if the UK would either remain neutral or side with the Germans. And to add to the fact, why would they align with the French? Their long time historic rival? Or the Russians? Enemies to their Japanese allies, in which were just beaten in the Russo-Japanese war? However, this bleak future for the French and Russians turned to gold when the Kaiser of Germany ultimately destroyed the relations between the UK and Germany when he mentioned his wish of having a navy just as powerful as the British. This made the British angry and see the Germans as competition. So again, France jumped at the chance of having a powerful ally and enlarged their alliance with Russia to include the UK, creating the Triple Entente.

World War I is seen as a war between the Triple Alliance (later being renamed the Central Powers) and the Triple Entente (later being renamed the Allies). However, it is much more larger than that.

Although Italy was aligned with both Austria and Germany, they never truly intended to keep this alliance. It was sort of like a safe for the Italians. Italy was approached by France in 1902 and the countries created the secret Franco-Italian alliance. This is part of the reason why Italy remained neutral when WWI broke out. Also, all these military alliances were defensive military alliances, and the Italians saw the Triple Alliance as being the aggressors in WWI, so this was their excuse. They also had their eyes on Austrian land in the Balkans and joined the Allies when France and the UK promised Italy this land.

World War I was directly started by the assassination of Austria's Archduke, Franz Ferdinand. He was assassinated by a Bosnian a part of the Serbian terrorist group, the Black Hand. Prior to this, Austria had thwarted newly independent Serbia's plans of creating a large Slavic kingdom, making the two countries enemies. However, since Serbia was a Slavic nation, it was protected by Russia, the mother Slavic country. This was another reason why Russia left the Three Emperors' League.

The Balkan League was an alliance between several Balkan nations seeking independence from the Ottoman Empire prior to World War I. It included Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, and Rumania. In the First Balkan War, Serbia, Greece, Montenegro, and Bulgaria battled against the Ottoman Empire and won their independence. In the Second Balkan War, Bulgaria attacked its fellow Balkan League members after land disputes, in which Romania joined the League as well as the Ottoman Empire, hoping for more land. Bulgaria was defeated and this ended the Balkan League alliance. Once World War I rolled around, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers while the rest of the Balkan countries joined the Allies.

Answer 6

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