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Map of Europe during World War I highlighting the Central Powers-Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire-in orange. Surrounding countries are marked as Allies, neutrals, or neutral countries occupied by the Central Powers, with modern borders and major bodies of water labeled. Infographic summarizing World War I with sections on the war's onset, technological firsts, and major events. Includes a timeline from 1914 to 1918, maps showing the global spread of the conflict, and pie charts displaying casualty percentages for major countries and alliances. At the bottom, two maps compare Europe's borders in 1914 and 1919. The design uses red and green tones to differentiate allies, central powers, and neutral countries.
Learn how the Triple Entente and Triple Alliance evolved into the Allies and Central Powers in World War I

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: New Zealand History - Central Power. Aug 10, 2026
Add new Web site: Defense Technical Information Center - The Improbable Alliance: The Central Powers and Coalition Warfare, 1914-1918. Feb 27, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - The First Defeat of the Central Powers in the Great War: The 1914 Battle of Cer. May 11, 2023
Add new Web site: 1914-1918 - International Encyclopedia of the First World War - The Military Collapse of the Central Powers (PDF). Sep 12, 2022
Noted that the Triple Alliance was a forerunner of the Central Powers. Nov 05, 2019
Media added. Nov 21, 2017
Media added. Sep 15, 2017
Add new Web site: New Zealand History - Central Power. Feb 18, 2014
Added new Web site: Propaganda Postcards - Central Powers. Aug 16, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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