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9 paź 2024 · Triple Alliance, secret agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed in May 1882 and renewed periodically until World War I when, despite renewals of the pact in 1907 and 1912, Italy entered into the war in opposition to Germany and Austria-Hungary.
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The Triple Alliance was a defensive military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. It was formed on 20 May 1882 [ 1 ] and renewed periodically until it expired in 1915 during World War I .
Chief among them was the Triple Alliance of 1882 among Germany, Austro-Hungary, and Italy, in which each member agreed to defend the others in war. The 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austrian throne, by Serbian nationalists, made Austria declare war on Serbia.
The Triple Alliance was initially created to counteract the perceived threat from France and Russia after the Franco-Prussian War. Italy joined the Triple Alliance primarily for political and economic reasons, although it later switched sides during World War I.
Primary Documents - Triple Alliance, 20 May 1882. Negotiated and signed in May 1881, the Triple Alliance brought Italy into the alliance previously agreed between Germany and Austria-Hungary (in 1879) as a counterweight to France and Russia.
The Triple Alliance was first formally established by the member nations on May 20th, in 1882. In the years leading up to 1914, which was the start of World War I, the main terms of the Triple Alliance were renegotiated and renewed several times.
20 maj 2009 · ARTICLE 1. The High Contracting Parties mutually promise peace and friendship, and will enter into no alliance or engagement directed against any one of their States.
