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  1. Q1. Which three nations comprised the Triple Alliance at its formation in 1882?
  2. Q2. The Triple Entente, a diplomatic counterweight to the Triple Alliance, was completed in 1907 by the agreement between which two nations?
  3. Q3. Which term best describes the 1904 'Entente Cordiale' between Britain and France?
  4. Q4. Why did Italy refuse to join its Triple Alliance partners, Germany and Austria-Hungary, when the war broke out in 1914?
  5. Q5. Which 1879 alliance served as the foundation for the Central Powers, linking Germany and Austria-Hungary?
  6. Q6. Russia’s 1894 alliance with France was primarily motivated by a mutual fear of which rising power?
  7. Q7. What was the primary reason for the United Kingdom to end its policy of 'Splendid Isolation' and seek alliances?
  8. Q8. Which Balkan nation’s 1915 entry into the war on the side of the Central Powers led to the defeat of Serbia?
  9. Q9. The 'Reinsurance Treaty' was a secret 1887 agreement between which two nations that eventually lapsed, shifting the balance of power?
  10. Q10. What was the 'Blank Check' in the context of WWI alliances?
  11. Q11. Which empire joined the Central Powers in October 1914, extending the war into the Middle East?
  12. Q12. The Treaty of London (1915) was a secret agreement that brought which country into the war on the side of the Allies?
  13. Q13. Which 1902 alliance allowed Great Britain to focus its naval resources in the Atlantic by securing its interests in the Pacific?
  14. Q14. What was the significance of the 1839 Treaty of London regarding the outbreak of war in 1914?
  15. Q15. Which nation’s mobilization plan was so closely tied to its alliance obligations that it essentially made war inevitable once Russia mobilized?
  16. Q16. Which of the following was NOT a member of the Central Powers?
  17. Q17. The League of the Three Emperors (Dreikaiserbund) was an early attempt by Bismarck to link which three monarchies?
  18. Q18. Japan’s entry into World War I on the side of the Allies was primarily based on its alliance with which nation?
  19. Q19. Which major power was the last to join the Allies, entering the war in 1917?
  20. Q20. What was the main weakness of the alliance systems prior to World War I?