How Did The Triple Alliance Cause Ww1

Countries in secret agreements with one another had major cause and affect on World War I, as it was already main cause leading to the war. Allied countries were created even before the war had begun. Austria-Hungary, Germany and Italy were allied together many years before the war. This alliance is known as the Triple Alliance. However, the Triple Alliance wasn't always triple, for at a time there were only two countries. Germany and Austria-Hungary were already allies by 1879 when their concern for Russian threats was mutual. This led the countries to form the Dual Alliance which Italy then joined in 1882. After this alliance, other alliances began to form, such as the Triple Entente, made from France, England, and Russia and the Central