USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919

CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which of the following nations was not a part of the Central Powers?

A	The Ottoman Empire
B	The Soviet Union
C	Germany
D	Austria-Hungary

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The Central Powers’ origin was the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary in 1879. Despite having nominally joined the Triple Alliance before, Italy did not take part in World War I on the side of the Central Powers. The Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria did not join until after World War I had begun.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Central Powers were Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey, while the Allies including France, Britain and its domain, Russia, Italy, Japan, and from 1917, the United States of America.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Allies described the wartime military alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire as the ‘Central Powers’.

Detailed explanation-4: -World War I was fought between the Central Powers comprising Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire; and the Allied Powers comprising Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and Romania.

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