History quiz

What was the risk of Triple Aliance?

The risk of Triple Aliance was that it could lead to a world war. The Triple Alliance was an alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy that was formed in 1882. The alliance was designed to prevent any of the three countries from being defeated in a war by any of the other major European powers. If any one of the three countries was attacked by another major European power, the other two countries would come to its aid. This would have meant that a war between any of the three countries and any of the other major European powers would have quickly escalated into a world war.

The Triple Alliance was a major cause of the First World War. The war began in 1914 when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Russia, which was allied with Serbia, began to mobilize its troops in response to Austria-Hungary's declaration of war. Germany, which was allied with Austria-Hungary, responded to Russia's mobilization by declaring war on Russia and France, which was allied with Russia. This quickly led to a world war, as the other major European powers were drawn into the conflict.

The risk of Triple Aliance was that it could lead to a world war. This risk became a reality in 1914 when the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand sparked a chain of events that led to the First World War.