What was the "Triple Alliance" that Italy joined in 1882?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. A defensive alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary
- Step 1: Italy was irritated by the French occupation of Tunisia in 1881. Step 2. It signed a defensive treaty with Germany and Austria-Hungary, though in 1915 it left the alliance to join the other side. Answer: an alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary. Why not the others: the other options name wrong partners and opponents.
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