WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Romania’s official reason for not siding with the Triple Alliance when the war started was the same as Italy’s: The Triple Alliance was a defensive alliance, but Germany and Austria-Hungary had taken the offensive.

Detailed explanation-2: -Triple Alliance, secret agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed in May 1882 and renewed periodically until World War I. Germany and Austria-Hungary had been closely allied since 1879.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Italy was a country which was a part of the Axis powers and not part of Allied Countries during World War II. In World War II, the three great Allied powers which were Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union had established a Grand Alliance that was essential to success.