HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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France, England, America, Russia, Serbia, Belgium
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Germany, Turkey, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria
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France, Germany, Russia, Bulgaria
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England, Russia, America, Italy
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Central Powers, also known as the Central Empires, was one of the two main coalitions that fought in World War I (1914–1918). It consisted of the German Empire, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria and was also known as the Quadruple Alliance.
Detailed explanation-2: -Central Powers, World War I coalition that consisted primarily of the German Empire and Austria-Hungary, the “central” European states that were at war from August 1914 against France and Britain on the Western Front and against Russia on the Eastern Front.
Detailed explanation-3: -Germany and its allies were known as the Central Powers: Germany and Austria-Hungary later joined by the Ottoman Empire (Turkey plus the Middle East) and Bulgaria.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The war pitted the Central Powers-mainly Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey-against the Allies-mainly France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, and, from 1917, the United States.
Detailed explanation-6: -The name “Central Powers” comes from the location of the main countries in the alliance. They were centrally located in Europe between Russia to the east and France and Britain to the west. The Central Powers mobilized around 25 million soldiers.