Triple Alliance: Facts & Related Content
Facts
| Date | May 1882 - May 1915 |
|---|---|
| Participants | Austria-Hungary • Germany • Italy |
Did You Know?
- The Triple Alliance was meant to serve as a threat to any smaller nations that might challenge one of the alliance's members.
- The agreement between the countries of the alliance asserted that it was "essentially defensive and conservative."
Related Topics and References
Topics
Key People
Otto von Bismarck
German chancellor and prime minister
Francesco Crispi
Italian statesman
Agostino Depretis
premier of Italy
Umberto I
king of Italy
Pasquale Stanislao Mancini
Italian statesman
Gusztav Siegmund, Graf Kálnoky von Köröspatak
Austro-Hungarian statesman