Allies WW1-2

Flashcard #1 \n**Term:**

Triple Entente

\n**Definition:**

A military alliance before WWI consisting of France, Russia, and Britain.

**Flashcard #2** \n**Term:**

Allies (WWI)

\n**Definition:**

The coalition of countries including Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and later the U.S. that fought against the Central Powers in WWI.

**Flashcard #3** \n**Term:**

Triple Alliance

\n**Definition:**

A pre-WWI alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.

**Flashcard #4** \n**Term:**

Central Powers

\n**Definition:**

The WWI alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.

**Flashcard #5** \n**Term:**

Rome-Berlin Axis

\n**Definition:**

The WWII alliance between Italy and Germany.

**Flashcard #6** \n**Term:**

Axis Powers

\n**Definition:**

The WWII alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan.

**Flashcard #7** \n**Term:**

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

\n**Definition:**

A military alliance formed in 1949 between North American and European countries to counter Soviet power.

**Flashcard #8** \n**Term:**

Warsaw Pact

\n**Definition:**

A military alliance established in 1955 between the Soviet Union and seven Eastern European countries as a counterbalance to NATO.

**Flashcard #9** \n**Term:**

Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)

\n**Definition:**

An international organization formed in 1954 to prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia; dissolved in 1977.

**Flashcard #10** \n**Term:**

Central Treaty Organization (CENTO)

\n**Definition:**

A military alliance formed in 1955 between the UK, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, and Iraq to counter Soviet influence in the Middle East; dissolved in 1979.