1. In 1882 Germany, Austria, and Italy formed the Triple Alliance.

2. The Aztecs formed the Triple Alliance with the city-states of Texcoco and Tlacopan

3. Europe was now divided into two military camps—the Triple Alliance on one side and the Triple Entente on the other.

4. Therefore, the Triple Alliance also enjoyed papal favor, whereas the king of the south, with his largely non-Catholic Triple Entente, did not.

5. The anti-French faction prevailed; and in April 1668, Sweden acceded to the Triple Alliance, which ended the French acquisitions through the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle.

6. By 1914, Europe's six major powers were split into two Alliances that would form the warring sides in World War I.Britain, France, and Russia formed the Triple Entente, while Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy joined in the Triple Alliance.