Central Powers
Germany's WWI alliance
The Central Powers were the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria that fought against the Allied Powers in World War I (1914–1918).
The name reflects their geographic position in central Europe.
The Central Powers were defeated in 1918.
Central European nation
- Austria-HungaryFormer Central European empire
- Ottoman EmpireTurkish sultanate, 1299-1922
- BulgariaSoutheastern European nation
- EntenteAllied powers alliance
Kaiser Wilhelm II · Franz Joseph I · Archduke Franz Ferdinand · Sarajevo · Eastern Front · Western Front · Gallipoli · Verdun
Agreement to cease hostilities
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- collapseSudden structural failure
- Treaty of Versailles1919 settlement ending WWI
- Treaty of Trianon1920 Hungarian peace accord
dissolution · abdication · revolution · reparations · war guilt · partition · occupation
Ground combat troops
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- cavalryMounted military force
division · regiment · battalion · mobilization · conscription · war ministry · general staff · Hindenburg
Allied powers alliance
- blocAllied group sharing interests
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- axisRotation reference line
partnership · alignment · confederation · treaty · mutual defense · secret diplomacy · war declaration · ultimatum
Germany
Central European nation
- Austria-HungaryFormer Central European empire
- Ottoman EmpireTurkish sultanate, 1299-1922
- BulgariaSoutheastern European nation
Entente · Kaiser Wilhelm II · Franz Joseph I · Archduke Franz Ferdinand · Sarajevo · Eastern Front · Western Front · Gallipoli · Verdun · Somme
armistice
Agreement to cease hostilities
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- collapseSudden structural failure
- Treaty of Versailles1919 settlement ending WWI
Treaty of Trianon · dissolution · abdication · revolution · reparations · war guilt · partition · occupation
infantry
Ground combat troops
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
cavalry · division · regiment · battalion · mobilization · conscription · war ministry · general staff · Hindenburg · siege
Entente
Allied powers alliance
- blocAllied group sharing interests
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
axis · partnership · alignment · confederation · treaty · mutual defense · secret diplomacy · war declaration · ultimatum · neutrality
- World War Itrenches, trench warfare, eastern front, Western Front, soldiers
- WWItrenches, no man's land, no mans land, trench warfare, armistice
- WWI militarytrenches, ANZAC, trench warfare, Tommies, Western Front
- alliancesalliance, allies, ally, coalition, NATO alliance
- WWI NationsFrance, Germany, Britain, Russia, Austria-Hungary
- Ottoman WWIOttoman Empire, Gallipoli, desert warfare, Russian front, Aleppo
Central PowersAllied Powers
Coalition against fascist aggressors
Triple Entente · Allies · Entente · France · United Kingdom
power, powerful, central, empower, powerless, powers, empowered, superpower, centralize