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Mention the two alliances formed in Europe before the beginning of World War I.
Topic: Alliances before the First World War
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Answer
Exam answer
(1) The Triple Alliance (1882) — Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy. (2) The Triple Entente (1907) — Great Britain, France and Russia.
Explanation
One mark each. Name the alliance AND list its members; a name without the members earns half. The years are worth adding — 1882 and 1907 — and so is the consequence: because Europe was divided into two armed camps, a quarrel between any two powers was bound to drag in all the rest, which is why the alliance system is counted among the causes of the war. One twist worth knowing: Italy later abandoned the Triple Alliance and fought on the Allied side in 1915.
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