Name: World War I Alliances
Duration: 167
Description: In the years leading up to WWI, a series of agreements between the powers of Europe helped determine where and when battlelines were drawn.

In the years leading up to WWI, a series of agreements between the powers of Europe helped determine where and when battlelines were drawn.

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<p>World War I pitted Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire against Great Britain, the United States, France, Russia, Italy and Japan. New military technology resulted in unprecedented carnage. By the time the war was over and the Allied Powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people—soldiers and civilians alike—were dead.</p>


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