(A) Russian and French
(B) German and Ottoman
(C) ** Austria-Hungry and Ottoman
(D) Austria-Hungry and Russia
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -World War I destroyed four empires-German, Austro-Hungarian, Ottoman, and Romanov-and touched off colonial revolts in the Middle East and Vietnam.
Concept note-2: -The former empire of Austria-Hungary was dissolved, and new nations were created from its land: Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia. The Ottoman Turks had to give up much of their land in southwest Asia and the Middle East. In Europe, they retained only the country of Turkey.
Concept note-3: -The German and Austro-Hungarian Empires in Central Europe were then dismantled. The Treaty of Versailles amputated a number of regions from Germany, and Eastern Prussia was isolated from the rest of the German territory.