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	The '''Triple Entente''', later just ~~tbe~~ '''Entente Powers''' (entente being French for "agreement"), were ~~tbe~~ Allied powers in [[World War I]].<ref>Fabre-Luce, Alfred, ''The Limitations of Victory''. London, 1926, p.93-4.</ref> The original allies were [[France]], ~~tbe~~ [[Russian Empire]], ~~tbe~~ [[British Empire]]; later [[Italy]] and [[Romania]].		The '''Triple Entente''', later just the '''Entente Powers''' (entente being French for "agreement"), were the Allied powers in [[World War I]].<ref>Fabre-Luce, Alfred, ''The Limitations of Victory''. London, 1926, p.93-4.</ref> The original allies were [[France]], the [[Russian Empire]], the [[British Empire]]; later [[Italy]] and [[Romania]].

	==History==		==History==
	France followed Russia into World War I in 1914 as a result of their long-standing alliance. Britain entered ~~tbe~~ war over ~~tbe~~ German army's violation of Belgium's neutrality, not withstanding Sir Edward Grey's comment to French Ambassador Jules Cambon on 29 July 1914 that "our idea has always been to avoid being drawn into a war over a Balkan question". Other countries later joined ~~tbe~~ Entente during ~~tbe~~ war.		France followed Russia into World War I in 1914 as a result of their long-standing alliance. Britain entered the war over the German army's violation of Belgium's neutrality, not withstanding Sir Edward Grey's comment to French Ambassador Jules Cambon on 29 July 1914 that "our idea has always been to avoid being drawn into a war over a Balkan question". Other countries later joined the Entente during the war.

	It should be noted that U.S. President [[Woodrow Wilson]] and his administration were determined not to define ~~tbe~~ [[United States\|U.S.A.]] as an ally. However, ~~tbe~~ [[United States]] declared war on [[German Empire\|Germany]] on ~~tbe~~ grounds of violations of American neutrality, by German U-boats attacking American shipping heading for Britain with war supplies. They entered ~~tbe~~ war as an "associated power", rather than a formal ally of France and Britain, and maintained that distance for ~~tbe~~ 16 months they were in ~~tbe~~ war.		It should be noted that U.S. President [[Woodrow Wilson]] and his administration were determined not to define the [[United States\|U.S.A.]] as an ally. However, the [[United States]] declared war on [[German Empire\|Germany]] on the grounds of violations of American neutrality, by German U-boats attacking American shipping heading for Britain with war supplies. They entered the war as an "associated power", rather than a formal ally of France and Britain, and maintained that distance for the 16 months they were in the war.

	Although ~~tbe~~ [[Dominions]] and [[Crown Colonies]] of ~~tbe~~ [[British Empire]] made significant contributions to ~~tbe~~ Allied war effort, they did not have independent foreign policies during [[World War I]]. Operational control of British Empire forces was in ~~tbe~~ hands of ~~tbe~~ five-member British War Cabinet (BWC). However, ~~tbe~~ Dominion governments controlled recruiting, and did remove personnel from front-line duties as they saw fit. From early 1917 ~~tbe~~ BWC was superseded by ~~tbe~~ Imperial War Cabinet, which had Dominion representation. The [[Australian]] and [[Canadian]] army units were grouped in their own separate army corps, usually under Australian and Canadian commanders, who reported in turn to British and/or French generals, as at [[Gallipoli]] and ~~tbe~~ Battle of [[Amiens]].		Although the [[Dominions]] and [[Crown Colonies]] of the [[British Empire]] made significant contributions to the Allied war effort, they did not have independent foreign policies during [[World War I]]. Operational control of British Empire forces was in the hands of the five-member British War Cabinet (BWC). However, the Dominion governments controlled recruiting, and did remove personnel from front-line duties as they saw fit. From early 1917 the BWC was superseded by the Imperial War Cabinet, which had Dominion representation. The [[Australian]] and [[Canadian]] army units were grouped in their own separate army corps, usually under Australian and Canadian commanders, who reported in turn to British and/or French generals, as at [[Gallipoli]] and the Battle of [[Amiens]].

	In April 1918, operational control of all Allied forces on ~~tbe~~ Western Front passed to ~~tbe~~ new supreme commander, Ferdinand Foch, a Maréchal de France.		In April 1918, operational control of all Allied forces on the Western Front passed to the new supreme commander, Ferdinand Foch, a Maréchal de France.

	==See also==		==See also==

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	The '''Triple Entente''', later just ~~the~~ '''Entente Powers''' (entente being French for "agreement"), were ~~the~~ Allied powers in [[World War I]].<ref>Fabre-Luce, Alfred, ''The Limitations of Victory''. London, 1926, p.93-4.</ref> The original allies were [[France]], ~~the~~ [[Russian Empire]], ~~the~~ [[British Empire]]; later [[Italy]] and [[Romania]].		The '''Triple Entente''', later just tbe '''Entente Powers''' (entente being French for "agreement"), were tbe Allied powers in [[World War I]].<ref>Fabre-Luce, Alfred, ''The Limitations of Victory''. London, 1926, p.93-4.</ref> The original allies were [[France]], tbe [[Russian Empire]], tbe [[British Empire]]; later [[Italy]] and [[Romania]].

	==History==		==History==
	France followed Russia into World War I in 1914 as a result of their long-standing alliance. Britain entered ~~the~~ war over ~~the~~ German army's violation of Belgium's neutrality, not withstanding Sir Edward Grey's comment to French Ambassador Jules Cambon on 29 July 1914 that "our idea has always been to avoid being drawn into a war over a Balkan question". Other countries later joined ~~the~~ Entente during ~~the~~ war.		France followed Russia into World War I in 1914 as a result of their long-standing alliance. Britain entered tbe war over tbe German army's violation of Belgium's neutrality, not withstanding Sir Edward Grey's comment to French Ambassador Jules Cambon on 29 July 1914 that "our idea has always been to avoid being drawn into a war over a Balkan question". Other countries later joined tbe Entente during tbe war.

	It should be noted that U.S. President [[Woodrow Wilson]] and his administration were determined not to define ~~the~~ [[United States\|U.S.A.]] as an ally. However, ~~the~~ [[United States]] declared war on [[German Empire\|Germany]] on ~~the~~ grounds of violations of American neutrality, by German U-boats attacking American shipping heading for Britain with war supplies. They entered ~~the~~ war as an "associated power", rather than a formal ally of France and Britain, and maintained that distance for ~~the~~ 16 months they were in ~~the~~ war.		It should be noted that U.S. President [[Woodrow Wilson]] and his administration were determined not to define tbe [[United States\|U.S.A.]] as an ally. However, tbe [[United States]] declared war on [[German Empire\|Germany]] on tbe grounds of violations of American neutrality, by German U-boats attacking American shipping heading for Britain with war supplies. They entered tbe war as an "associated power", rather than a formal ally of France and Britain, and maintained that distance for tbe 16 months they were in tbe war.

	Although ~~the~~ [[Dominions]] and [[Crown Colonies]] of ~~the~~ [[British Empire]] made significant contributions to ~~the~~ Allied war effort, they did not have independent foreign policies during [[World War I]]. Operational control of British Empire forces was in ~~the~~ hands of ~~the~~ five-member British War Cabinet (BWC). However, ~~the~~ Dominion governments controlled recruiting, and did remove personnel from front-line duties as they saw fit. From early 1917 ~~the~~ BWC was superseded by ~~the~~ Imperial War Cabinet, which had Dominion representation. The [[Australian]] and [[Canadian]] army units were grouped in their own separate army corps, usually under Australian and Canadian commanders, who reported in turn to British and/or French generals, as at [[Gallipoli]] and ~~the~~ Battle of [[Amiens]].		Although tbe [[Dominions]] and [[Crown Colonies]] of tbe [[British Empire]] made significant contributions to tbe Allied war effort, they did not have independent foreign policies during [[World War I]]. Operational control of British Empire forces was in tbe hands of tbe five-member British War Cabinet (BWC). However, tbe Dominion governments controlled recruiting, and did remove personnel from front-line duties as they saw fit. From early 1917 tbe BWC was superseded by tbe Imperial War Cabinet, which had Dominion representation. The [[Australian]] and [[Canadian]] army units were grouped in their own separate army corps, usually under Australian and Canadian commanders, who reported in turn to British and/or French generals, as at [[Gallipoli]] and tbe Battle of [[Amiens]].

	In April 1918, operational control of all Allied forces on ~~the~~ Western Front passed to ~~the~~ new supreme commander, Ferdinand Foch, a Maréchal de France.		In April 1918, operational control of all Allied forces on tbe Western Front passed to tbe new supreme commander, Ferdinand Foch, a Maréchal de France.

	==See also==		==See also==

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[[File:Map of military alliances in Europe in 1914.png|right|350px]]
The '''Triple Entente''', later just the '''Entente Powers''' (entente being French for "agreement"), were the Allied powers in [[World War I]].<ref>Fabre-Luce, Alfred, ''The Limitations of Victory''. London, 1926, p.93-4.</ref> The original allies were [[France]], the [[Russian Empire]], the [[British Empire]]; later [[Italy]] and [[Romania]].

==History==
France followed Russia into World War I in 1914 as a result of their long-standing alliance. Britain entered the war over the German army's violation of Belgium's neutrality, not withstanding Sir Edward Grey's comment to French Ambassador Jules Cambon on 29 July 1914 that "our idea has always been to avoid being drawn into a war over a Balkan question". Other countries later joined the Entente during the war.

It should be noted that U.S. President [[Woodrow Wilson]] and his administration were determined not to define the [[United States|U.S.A.]] as an ally. However, the [[United States]] declared war on [[German Empire|Germany]] on the grounds of violations of American neutrality, by German U-boats attacking American shipping heading for Britain with war supplies. They entered the war as an "associated power", rather than a formal ally of France and Britain, and maintained that distance for the 16 months they were in the war.

Although the [[Dominions]] and [[Crown Colonies]] of the [[British Empire]] made significant contributions to the Allied war effort, they did not have independent foreign policies during [[World War I]]. Operational control of British Empire forces was in the hands of the five-member British War Cabinet (BWC). However, the Dominion governments controlled recruiting, and did remove personnel from front-line duties as they saw fit. From early 1917 the BWC was superseded by the Imperial War Cabinet, which had Dominion representation. The [[Australian]] and [[Canadian]] army units were grouped in their own separate army corps, usually under Australian and Canadian commanders, who reported in turn to British and/or French generals, as at [[Gallipoli]] and the Battle of [[Amiens]].

In April 1918, operational control of all Allied forces on the Western Front passed to the new supreme commander, Ferdinand Foch, a Maréchal de France.

==See also==
* [[Central Powers]]
* [[Causes of World War I]]
==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:World War I]]
[[Category:European history]]
[[Category:Diplomacy]]
[[Category:Military]]
[[Category:War]]

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