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The Triple Entente was formed in 1907 between Great Britain, France, and Russia. Their combined power constituted a substantial counterweight to the power of the Triple Alliance.

The Triple Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy was a secret agreement made in 1882, and continued until 1915, when Italy broke the Alliance to join the Entente powers.

Colour coded map showing two major European alliances in 1914: the Triple Alliance in pink (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy); and the Triple Entente in grey (Britain, France, and the Russian Empire). — (Wikimedia Commons.)

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