Triple Alliance and Triple Entente

Triple Alliance and Triple Entente äntäntˈ [key], two international combinations of states that dominated the diplomatic history of Western Europe from 1882 until they came into armed conflict in World War I.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• The Rising Storm
• Formation of the Triple Entente
• Formation of the Triple Alliance
• Bibliography

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