Europa vor Ausbruch des Ersten Weltkriegs
Von CasualStockbroker
Europa vor Ausbruch des Ersten Weltkriegs
Von CasualStockbroker
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I’ve seen this kind if map many times, but the size of Germany at that time is staggering (Austria, too).
Source: Putzger Historischer Weltatlas, Cornelsen Verlag, Berlin 1997
Original German title: Europe before the First World War (1914)
Translation:
Habsburg Monarchy until 1919:
* orange: kingdoms and lands represented in the Imperial Council (Cisleithania)
* yellow: lands of the Hungarian Crown (Transleithania)
* lighter shade of yellow: Bosnia and Herzegovina (condominium jointly administered by both imperial halves)
Alliances in Europe as of 1887
* blue: Dual Alliance 1879
* blue and lighter blue: Triple Alliance 1882/87
* light blue: accession 1883/88
* green outline: Reinsurance Treaty 1887
* orange outline: Mediterranean Agreements (1887)
* orange striped outline: accession 1887
Alliances in Europe as of 1912
* three shades of blue: Triple Alliance, renewed in 1912
* blue: Italy, rapprochement toward France 1902, toward Russia 1909
* brown: First Balkan League 1912
* pink and orange: Triple Entente
* pink: Franco-Russian Dual Alliance 1892/94, rapprochement of Serbia 1900
* violet outline: Entente Cordiale 1904
What amazes me the most about these maps is how few countries there were in europe back than
Why is it not Griechien?
That is not correct… Well, it is correct it is before WW1, but that means like every map of every year before WW1.
This map specifically is from after 1st Balkans War, but before 2nd Balkans War which is before WW1.
Bulgaria lost some territories.
Poland wiped off the political map. To this point, it was the most peaceful time period of the continent.