The Allies of World War I, or Entente Powers, were the countries that opposed the Central Powers
Central Powers in the First World War. The members of the original Triple Entente
Triple Entente of 1907 were the French Republic, the British Empire
British Empire and the Russian Empire. Italy
Italy ended its alliance with the Central Powers, arguing that Germany and Austria-Hungary
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Austria-Hungary started the war without prior consultation with all allies and that the alliance was only defensive in nature; it entered the war on the side of the Entente in 1915. Japan
Japan was another important member
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A military alliance is an international agreement concerning national security, when the contracting parties agree to mutual protection and support in case of a crisis that has not been identified in advance.[1] Military alliances differ from coalitions, as coalitions are formed for a crisis that are already known.[1] Military alliances can be classified into defense pacts, non-aggression pacts and ententes.[2]Contents1 Characteristics 2 European historiography 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 Further readingCharacteristics[edit] Military alliances are related to collective security systems but can differ in nature. An early 1950s memorandum from the United States Department of State explained the difference by saying, that historically alliances "were designed to advance the respective nationalistic interests of the parties, and provided for joint military action if one of the parties in pursuit of such objectives became involved in war"
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On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson asked a special joint session of the United States Congress
United States Congress for a declaration of war against the German Empire
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The United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain
Great Britain and Ireland
Ireland was a sovereign country in western Europe, the predecessor to the modern United Kingdom of Great Britain
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Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It was established on 1 January 1801 by the Acts of Union 1800, which merged the kingdoms of Great Britain
Great Britain and Ireland. Britain financed the European coalition that defeated France in 1815 in the Napoleonic Wars. Britain, with its unsurpassed Royal Navy
Royal Navy and British Empire, became the foremost world power for the next century. The Crimean War
Crimean War with Russia and the Boer wars were relatively small operations in a largely peaceful century.[1] Rapid industrialisation that began in the decades prior to the state's formation continued up until the mid-19th century
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The Triple Alliance or Triplice was a secret agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. It was formed on 20 May 1882 and renewed periodically until it expired in 1915 during World War I. Germany and Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary had been closely allied since 1879. Italy sought support against France shortly after it lost North African ambitions to the French. Each member promised mutual support in the event of an attack by any other great power. The treaty provided that Germany and Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary were to assist Italy if it was attacked by France without provocation. In turn, Italy would assist Germany if attacked by France
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The German Empire
German Empire (German: Deutsches Kaiserreich, officially Deutsches Reich),[5][6][7][8] also known as Imperial Germany,[9] was the German nation state[10] that existed from the Unification of Germany
Unification of Germany in 1871 until the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II
Wilhelm II in 1918. It was founded in 1871 when the south German states joined the North German Confederation. On January 1st, the new constitution came into force that changed the name of the federal state and introduced the title of emperor for Wilhelm I, King of Prussia
King of Prussia from the Hohenzollern dynasty.[11] Berlin
Berlin remained its capital. Otto von Bismarck
Otto von Bismarck remained Chancellor, the head of government
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Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Empire or the Dual Monarchy
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Dual Monarchy in English-language sources, was a constitutional union of the Austrian Empire
Austrian Empire (the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council, or Cisleithania) and the Kingdom of Hungary ( Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen
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Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen or Transleithania) that existed from 1867 to 1918, when it collapsed as a result of defeat in World War I. The union was a result of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 and came into existence on 30 March 1867
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Portugal
Portugal (Portuguese pronunciation: [puɾtuˈɣaɫ]), officially the Portuguese Republic
Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa [ʁɛˈpuβlikɐ puɾtuˈɣezɐ]),[note 1] is a sovereign state located mostly on the Iberian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain
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Slovenes
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Slovenes (Slovene: Slovenci [slɔˈʋèːntsi]), or Slovenians, are a nation and South Slavic ethnic group native to Slovenia
Slovenia who share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak the Slovene language.Content
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Coordinates: 23°N 102°W / 23°N 102°W / 23; -102United Mexican States Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Spanish)FlagCoat of armsAnthem: "Himno Nacional Mexicano" (English: "Mexican National Anthem")Capital and largest city Mexico
Mexico City 19°26′N 99°08′W / 19.433°N 99.133°W / 19.433; -99.133Official languagesNone at federal level[b] Spanish (de facto)Recognized regional languagesSpanish 68 native languages[1]National language Spanish[b]Religion83% Roman Catholicism 10% Other Christian 0.2% Othe
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The Principality
Principality of Albania
Albania (Albanian: Principata e Shqipërisë or Shteti Shqiptar) refers to the short-lived monarchy in Albania, headed by William, Prince of Albania, that lasted from the Treaty of London (1913) which ended the First
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A declaration of war is a formal act by which one state goes to war against another. The declaration is a performative speech act (or the signing of a document) by an authorized party of a national government, in order to create a state of war between two or more states. The legality of who is competent to declare war varies between nations and forms of government. In many nations, that power is given to the head of state or sovereign. In other cases, something short of a full declaration of war, such as a letter of marque or a covert operation, may authorise war-like acts by privateers or mercenaries
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The United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain
Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom
United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a sovereign country in western Europe
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Dominions were semi-independent polities under the British Crown, constituting the British Empire, beginning with Canadian Confederation in 1867.[1][2] They included Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, South Africa, and the Irish Free State, and then from the late 1940s also India, Pakistan, and Ceylon
Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
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Crown colony, dependent territory and royal colony are terms used to describe the administration of United Kingdom overseas territories that are controlled by the UK government. As such they are examples of dependencies that are under direct colonial rule. Since 2002, crown colonies have been known officially as British Overseas Territories.[1] In such territories, residents do not elect members of the British parliament. A crown colony is usually administered by a governor who directly controls the executive and is appointed by "the Crown" – a term that in practice usually means the UK government, acting on behalf of the monarch
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The Statute of Westminster 1931
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Statute of Westminster 1931 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom and modified versions of it are now domestic law within Australia
Australia and Canada; it has been repealed in New Zealand
New Zealand and implicitly in former Dominions that are no longer Commonwealth realms. Passed on 11 December 1931, the act,[2] either immediately or upon ratification, effectively both established the legislative independence of the self-governing Dominions of the British Empire from the United Kingdom
United Kingdom and bound them all to seek each other's approval for changes to monarchical titles and the common line of succession. It thus became a statutory embodiment of the principles of equality and common allegiance to the Crown set out in the Balfour Declaration of 1926
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