The triple alliance of 1882 (Germany, Austria, & Italy) as well as the Ottoman Empire, were known as the Central Powers
The Triple Entente of 1907 linked France, Britain (and Russia), known as the Allied Powers
These alliances allowed for larger scale war to happen (grow exponential from what should have only been a regional war into an intercontinental conflict)
• WWI started when Kings/Emperors/Queens still ruled but their armies were led by professional generals (the rulers no longer lead the troops into battle & didn’t lose kingdom on the field of battle)
• The various alliances were a group of treaties and agreements that were signed before WWI
• Many alliances were put together in secret, …show more content…
• The alliances affected who fought who in the war and where battles were fought
• The alliances limited food and other supplies from reaching their intended destinations (Germany and Russia)
• The places the war took place was the eastern (Germany, Poland, Russia) and western front (France, Belgium, and part of Germany)
• The war also took place with Africa, where both sides had