Alliances
World War I Alliances
By 1914, the countries of Europe were divided into two camps that would oppose one another during the First World War.
The main Allied Powers were Britain, Russia and France.
The main Central Powers were Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire.
Website articles
The History Channel - How a Regional Conflict Snowballed into World War I
International Encyclopedia of the First World War - Alliance system 1914
Imperial War Museum - What You Need to Know About Pre-First World War Alliances
References
Little, B. (2022, March 3). How a regional conflict snowballed into World War I. The History Channel. https://www.history.com/news/regional-conflict-world-war-i-beginning
Digital Classroom. (n.d.). Map showing First World War alliances [Map]. https://digital-classroom.nma.gov.au/images/map-showing-first-world-war-alliances
Imperial War Museum. (2023). What you need to know about pre-First World War alliances. https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-you-need-to-know-about-pre-first-world-war-alliances
Kronenbitter, G. (2015, August 15). Alliance system 1914. International Encylopedia of the First World War. https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/alliance_system_1914
Made From History. (2014, July 29). 5 major treaties & alliances in the build up to World War One [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/Wyg8CgKo7Do?feature=shared