HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Get more money and supplies.
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Expand their colonial empires.
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Open new avenues for commerce.
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Pave the way for peace negotiations.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Triple Entente was made up of France, Britain, and Russia. The Triple Alliance was originally composed of Germany, Austria–Hungary, and Italy, but Italy remained neutral in 1914.
Detailed explanation-2: -By 1910 most of the major states of Europe belonged to one or the other of these great opposing alliances: the Central Powers, whose principal members were Germany and Austria-Hungary, and the Allies, composed of France, Russia, and Great Britain.
Detailed explanation-3: -When war broke out, the Allied powers possessed greater overall demographic, industrial, and military resources than the Central Powers and enjoyed easier access to the oceans for trade with neutral countries, particularly with the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: When World War I broke out, Italy was part of the Central Powers. But Italy stayed neutral and eventually switch sides to the Allies’ side.