The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_Alliance_(1882)" id="mw0w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Triple Alliance (1882)">Triple Alliance</a> between the German Empire, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria-Hungary" id="mw1A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Austria-Hungary">Austria-Hungary</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Italy" id="mw1Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Kingdom of Italy">Kingdom of Italy</a> is formed.