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Background  The Triple Alliance was formed when Italy sought help to defend itself against threats from France. Under the terms of the alliance, Germany and Austria-Hungary, who already were allies, would help Italy if it were attacked by France. Italy also promised to help Germany if Germany were attacked by France. Despite these commitments, Italy reached its own separate agreement with France in 1902, in which the countries agreed that neither would participate in an attack on the other. The Triple Entente developed from several previous European alliances, including the 1894 alliance between France and Russia and the 1904 Entente Cordiale between France and Great Britain.