Map Of Europe During Ww 1. Add a title for the map's legend and choose a label for each color group. After World War I four empires collapsed (The German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, Russian Empire).
This has led to mutual fear building up between the great powers of Europe, especially between Austria and Russia, both wanting to grab as much power and influence in the Balkans at the expense of a weakened Ottoman empire, and of each other. The military hostilities of World War I ceased with an armistice. After World War I four empires collapsed (The German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, Russian Empire).
The military hostilities of World War I ceased with an armistice.
The defeated Central Powers – Germany, Austria-Hungary and Turkey – suffered huge territorial losses, and new independent countries were born, from Finland in the north to Yugoslavia in the south.
A century ago at the beginning of the First World War, the maps of Europe, Asia and Africa looked much different than they do today. Map found via reddit user Areat. The collapse of the Russian Empire created Poland, the Baltics, and Finland.