This alliance was one of the sides during World War I, and it involved the three countries Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. The other side was called the Triple Entente, and it included Russia, Britain, and France.
The Triple Alliance was made up of Germany, Austria Hungary and Italy. They formed it in 1882, and eventually they became the Central Powers in World War I in 1914.
Around the 14th century, the cities of Nanjing, Calicut, Mogadishu and Venice was significant because the major center's of trading activity flourished there.
