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Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria formed the coalition known as the 'Central Powers' in:

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Answer: Option B — World War I

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Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) and Bulgaria formed the coalition known as the "Central Powers" during the First World War (1914-1918).

Why "Central Powers":

The name came from the location of Germany and Austria-Hungary in central Europe, between the Russian Empire to the east and France and Britain to the west.

Formation:

  • It grew out of the Triple Alliance of 1882 between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy.
  • Italy did not join the Central Powers in 1914; it joined the Allies in 1915.
  • The Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers in November 1914, and Bulgaria in October 1915.

The Allied Powers (Entente):

The main Allied Powers were Britain, France and Russia (the Triple Entente), along with Serbia, Belgium, Japan, Italy (from 1915), and the USA (from 1917).

Course of the war:

  • The war began after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, at Sarajevo on 28 June 1914.
  • Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on 28 July 1914.
  • The war was fought on the Western Front (France and Belgium), the Eastern Front (Russia), and in the Middle East, Africa and at sea.
  • Russia left the war in 1918, after the Russian Revolution.

End of the war:

  • The Central Powers were defeated, and the armistice was signed on 11 November 1918.
  • The Treaty of Versailles (1919) imposed harsh terms on Germany.
  • The German, Austro-Hungarian, Ottoman and Russian empires collapsed after the war.

India and the war:

More than a million Indian soldiers served in the war, in France, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Palestine and East Africa.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗The Crimean War (1853-56) and the Napoleonic Wars had different alliances; the term "Central Powers" is not used for the Second World War.

Quick tip

Remember: Central Powers (World War I) = Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria; Allies = Britain, France, Russia, later Italy and the USA.

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