'''The Triple Alliance''' was an alliance between [[Germany]], [[Austria-Hungary]], and [[Italy]] prior to [[World War I]]. Alliances of that time period are considered to be one of the many reasons that the war occurred.
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'''The Triple Alliance''' was an alliance between [[Germany]], [[Austria-Hungary]], and [[Italy]] prior to [[World War I]]. Alliances of that time period are considered to be one of the many reasons that the war occurred. When World War I did break out, Italy did not honor the alliance and instead chose to remain neutral.