USA HISTORY

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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Ottoman Empire, often known as Turkey, was not part of the Central Powers alliance in August 1914, but it had declared war on most of the Entente Powers by the end of 1914.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The Allies described the wartime military alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire as the ‘Central Powers’. The name referred to the geographical location of the two original members of the alliance, Germany and Austria-Hungary, in central Europe.

Detailed explanation-5: -World War I was fought between two groups of nations called the Allied Powers and Central Powers. The Central Powers included Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria.