USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Instead of going to war, European nations formed a series of alliances, or agreements, with one another. The agreements were meant to settle dispu They also protected the nations and their colonies. These alliances were meant to ease fears and keep the peace among the major powers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The main danger that a European nation faced from entering an alliance was an obligation to go to war if one of its allies was attacked. This is how the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Ferdinand by a Serbian nationalist ended up turning into a world war.

Detailed explanation-3: -Why did European countries think alliances would prevent war? Countries forming alliances were well-intentioned. They hoped alliances would keep peace because other countries would be deterred from attacking if they knew confronting one country meant their allies would join the fighting too.

Detailed explanation-4: -Triple Alliance, secret agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed in May 1882 and renewed periodically until World War I.