Triple Alliance (1882)
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The Triple Alliance (1882) was a pre–World War I military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy aimed at mutual defense and maintaining the European balance of power.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Triple Alliance | 13 |
| Triple Alliance (1882) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Triple Alliance (1882) Context triple: [Central Powers, formedFrom, Triple Alliance (1882)]
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A.
Triple Alliance
The Triple Alliance was the powerful Mesoamerican imperial coalition of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan that dominated central Mexico before being overthrown by the Spanish.
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B.
Triple Alliance (1668)
The Triple Alliance of 1668 was a defensive pact between England, the Dutch Republic, and Sweden formed to check French expansion under Louis XIV during the War of Devolution.
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C.
Little Entente
The Little Entente was a mutual defense alliance formed in the interwar period by Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Yugoslavia to counter Hungarian and later German revisionism and preserve the post–World War I territorial settlement.
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D.
Tripartite Pact
The Tripartite Pact was a World War II alliance agreement that formally united Germany, Italy, and Japan into the Axis powers against the Allied nations.
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E.
Holy Alliance
The Holy Alliance was a coalition of major European monarchies formed after the Napoleonic Wars to preserve conservative order and suppress revolutionary movements across the continent.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Triple Alliance (1882) Target entity description: The Triple Alliance (1882) was a pre–World War I military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy aimed at mutual defense and maintaining the European balance of power.
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A.
Triple Alliance
The Triple Alliance was the powerful Mesoamerican imperial coalition of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan that dominated central Mexico before being overthrown by the Spanish.
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B.
Triple Alliance (1668)
The Triple Alliance of 1668 was a defensive pact between England, the Dutch Republic, and Sweden formed to check French expansion under Louis XIV during the War of Devolution.
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C.
Little Entente
The Little Entente was a mutual defense alliance formed in the interwar period by Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Yugoslavia to counter Hungarian and later German revisionism and preserve the post–World War I territorial settlement.
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D.
Tripartite Pact
The Tripartite Pact was a World War II alliance agreement that formally united Germany, Italy, and Japan into the Axis powers against the Allied nations.
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E.
Holy Alliance
The Holy Alliance was a coalition of major European monarchies formed after the Napoleonic Wars to preserve conservative order and suppress revolutionary movements across the continent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defensive alliance
ⓘ
military alliance ⓘ treaty system ⓘ |
| addedMember | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Triple Alliance (1882)
ⓘ
surface form:
Triple Alliance
|
| category |
19th-century treaties
ⓘ
Treaties of the Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Treaties of Austria-Hungary
Treaties of the German Empire ⓘ Treaties of the Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| containsSecretClause |
Italian commitment to support Germany and Austria-Hungary if attacked by two or more powers
ⓘ
Italian neutrality in case of German attack on the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause |
Italy’s denunciation of the alliance in 1915
ⓘ
Italy’s entry into World War I on the side of the Entente Powers ⓘ |
| draftedUnderLeaderOf | Otto von Bismarck ⓘ |
| endDate | 1915-05-04 ⓘ |
| expandedFrom |
Dual Alliance
ⓘ
surface form:
Dual Alliance (1879)
|
| geopoliticalFocus |
Central Europe
ⓘ
Mediterranean region ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Otto von Bismarck ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
contributed to formation of rival alliance blocs in Europe
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increased tensions between Italy and Austria-Hungary over Balkan and Adriatic ambitions ⓘ reinforced German security against a possible French attack ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
deterrence of France
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isolation of France diplomatically ⓘ maintenance of European balance of power ⓘ mutual defense ⓘ |
| historicalEra | pre–World War I era ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| legalStatusDuringWWI | formally in force at outbreak of World War I ⓘ |
| locationSigned | Vienna ⓘ |
| memberState |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Austria-Hungary
German Empire ⓘ Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| memberStateStatusOfItalyIn1914 | declared neutrality in 1914 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Russian Entente
Entente Cordiale ⓘ Franco-Russian Alliance ⓘ Triple Entente ⓘ |
| partOf | Bismarckian system of alliances ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Dual Alliance
ⓘ
surface form:
Dual Alliance (1879)
|
| relatedEvent |
Bosnian Crisis
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surface form:
Bosnian Crisis of 1908
Balkan Wars ⓘ
surface form:
First Balkan War
Italo-Turkish War ⓘ Balkan Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Second Balkan War
World War I ⓘ |
| renewalFrequency | every five years ⓘ |
| renewedIn |
1887
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1891 ⓘ 1902 ⓘ 1912 ⓘ |
| startDate | 1882-05-20 ⓘ |
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Subject: Triple Alliance (1882) Description of subject: The Triple Alliance (1882) was a pre–World War I military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy aimed at mutual defense and maintaining the European balance of power.
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