Central Powers

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/central-powers

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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1. What is the constituent empires/kingdoms?German Empire, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Kingdom of Bulgaria
2. What is the foundational alliance?Dual Alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary (1879)
3. What countries made up the Central Powers in World War I?The Central Powers were Germany, Austria‑Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.
4. How did the Central Powers become a team?They started with a pact between Germany and Austria‑Hungary in 1879, and later the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria joined when the war began.

Dual Alliance: An 1879 treaty between Germany and Austria-Hungary for mutual defense against potential aggression.
Triple Entente: The alliance of France, Russia, and the United Kingdom, forming the core of the Allied Powers in WWI.
Geopolitical: Relating to politics, especially international relations, as influenced by geographical factors.