HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Formation of the European Union
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Start of the Cold war
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Development of the Marshall Plan
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Creation of new nations in Eastern Europe
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Detailed explanation-1: -Europe in 1923: The dissolution of the German, Russian, Austro-Hungarian, and Ottoman empires created a number of new countries in eastern Europe, such as Poland, Finland, Yugoslavia, and Turkey.
Detailed explanation-2: -On 17 October 1918, the Hungarian Parliament voted in favour of terminating the union with Austria and declaring independence of the country.
Detailed explanation-3: -The fate of the Empire was decided after the armistice in 1918. Weak and unable to secure its indivisibility through military means, the Austrian government was forced to accept the independence of new nation states. In a sense, World War I played a decisive role in the collapse of the Empire.
Detailed explanation-4: -Often viewed as the “spark” that ignited the First World War, Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated on June 28, 1914. As one of the very first nations to declare war, Austria accused Serbia of plotting and backing the assassination and threatened invasion.
Detailed explanation-5: -The war resulted in the collapse and fragmentation of the Empires of Austria-Hungary, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire. The German Empire was overthrown, and Germany lost territory.