Concordia Library: World War I: Alliances

Triple Entente

Personification of Triple Entente History / World War One / Propaganda. - 'Paris, Petrograd, Londres contre Berlin! (...)' - (Soldiers as personifications of the countries of the Triple Entente, f.l. France, Russia and Great Britain.) French picture postcard.

akg-images / Universal Images Group Personification Of Triple Entente. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 13 Nov 2011.

Country Assignment

When researching your country, focus on some of the following aspects:

Government
Religion
Population
Currency, GNP
Geography
Culture
Size
Language
Economy-imports/exports
Why entered World War I
Outcome of Versailles Treaty on country
Causes and effects of World War I on the country
State of country before/after World War I

Choose Triple Alliance (Central Powers), Triple Entente (Allied Powers), or Neutral Powers to find your country.

Cross reference with the Imperialism Table of Contents for more resources.

Neutral Powers

Belgium

Denmark

Liechtenstein

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Norway

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Belgium

BBC News - Country Profiles

Web Resources

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Denmark

Web Resources

BBC News - Country Profiles
PAISES@
A product of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Países@ provides information about all the countries of the world, grouped in 8 main Topics: Summary, Population, Social Indicators, Economy, Networks, Environment and Millennium Goals.
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Liechtenstein

Web Resources

BBC News - Country Profiles
PAISES@
A product of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Países@ provides information about all the countries of the world, grouped in 8 main Topics: Summary, Population, Social Indicators, Economy, Networks, Environment and Millennium Goals.
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Luxembourg

Web Resources

BBC News - Country Profiles
PAISES@
A product of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Países@ provides information about all the countries of the world, grouped in 8 main Topics: Summary, Population, Social Indicators, Economy, Networks, Environment and Millennium Goals.
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Netherlands

Web Resources

Norway

Web Resources

BBC News - Country Profiles
PAISES
A product of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Países@ provides information about all the countries of the world, grouped in 8 main Topics: Summary, Population, Social Indicators, Economy, Networks, Environment and Millennium Goals.
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Spain

Web Resources

Sweden

Web Resources

Switzerland

Web Resources

System of Alliances

Allied Powers - original group/core of the allied forces: Triple Entente of France, Russia and Britain (Allied Powers - with whom USA joined forces later)
Central Powers - the Triple of Alliance of Germany Austria-Hungary and Italy (also called the Central Powers) (Italy switched teams midway and was replaced by the Ottoman Empire)
Neutral Powers - Belgium, Denmark, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Web Resource

World War One Causes - Alliances

Ottoman Empire

Books

Atlas of World History

editor Patrick K. O'Brien

R 911 ATL

Historical Atlas of Empires

by Karen Farrington

R 911 FAR

Web Resources

Triple Alliance (The Central Powers)

Germany

Austria-Hungary

Ottoman Empire

Bulgaria

Germany

Web Resources

BBC News - Country Profiles
LOC's Country Study: Germany
PAISES@
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Austria-Hungary

Web Resources

Bulgaria

Web Resources

BBC News - Country Profiles
LOC's Country Study: Bulgaria
PAISES@
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Montenegro

Web Resources

BBC News - Country Profiles
PAISES@
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Triple Entente (The Allied Powers)

Great Britain

France

Russia

Italy

United States

Serbia

Montenegro

Romania

Greece

Portugal

Japan

Brazil

Great Britain

Web Resources

BBC News - Country Profiles
Time Topics: Find News by Country
Look on right hand side of page for country box.
U.S. Department of State: Countries & Regions
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France

Web Resources

BBC News - Country Profiles
PAISES@
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Musee de la Grande Guerre
Nov 11, 2011... France opens new Great War museum
French only.

Russia

Web Resources

BBC News - Country Profiles
LOC's Country Study: Russia
PAISES@
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Italy

(switched sides)

Web Resources

United States

Books

Atlas of American History

by Gary B. Nash

R 911 NAS

BBC News - Country Profiles
PAISES@
A product of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Países@ provides information about all the countries of the world, grouped in 8 main Topics: Summary, Population, Social Indicators, Economy, Networks, Environment and Millennium Goals.
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NYT - look on the right hand page for the box with the country list.
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Serbia

Web Resources

BBC News - Country Profiles
Recent History of the Balkans
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U.S. Department of State: Countries & Regions
See Background Notes
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Romania

Web Resources

BBC News - Country Profiles
LOC's Country Study: Romania
PAISES@
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Greece

Web Resources

BBC News - Country Profiles
PAISES
A product of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Países@ provides information about all the countries of the world, grouped in 8 main Topics: Summary, Population, Social Indicators, Economy, Networks, Environment and Millennium Goals.
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Portugal

Web Resources

BBC News - Country Profiles
LOC's Country Study: Portugal
PAISES
A product of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Países@ provides information about all the countries of the world, grouped in 8 main Topics: Summary, Population, Social Indicators, Economy, Networks, Environment and Millennium Goals.
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Japan

Web Resources

Brazil

Web Resources

BBC News - Country Profiles
LOC's Country Studies: Brazil
PAISES@
A product of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Países@ provides information about all the countries of the world, grouped in 8 main Topics: Summary, Population, Social Indicators, Economy, Networks, Environment and Millennium Goals.
Times Topics: FInd News by Country
U.S. Department of State: Countries & Regions
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