HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Nicholas II was named czar of Russia.
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Germany lost its colonies in Africa and Asia.
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a terrorist.
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The Ottoman Empire expanded.
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Detailed explanation-1: -After the German defeat in World War I, Germany’s colonial empire was officially dissolved with the Treaty of Versailles between the Allies and German Weimar Republic. Each colony became a League of Nations mandate under the supervision, although not ownership, of one of the victorious powers.
Detailed explanation-2: -By 1914, the area of the German colonies was four and a half times bigger than Germany. Due to the Versailles Treaty, Germany lost all its colonies after the First World War. Apart from Namibia, where half of the settlers could stay (about 7, 000), all Germans had to leave the former colonies.
Detailed explanation-3: -The declaration of war brought considerable economic disruption to Africa. Generally there followed a depression in the prices paid for Africa’s primary products, while knowledge that henceforth imported goods would be in short supply led to a rise in their prices.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Versailles Treaty forced Germany to give up territory to Belgium, Czechoslovakia and Poland, return Alsace and Lorraine to France and cede all of its overseas colonies in China, Pacific and Africa to the Allied nations.
Detailed explanation-5: -Outside Europe, Germany lost all its colonies. In sum, Germany forfeited 13 percent of its European territory (more than 27, 000 square miles) and one-tenth of its population (between 6.5 and 7 million people).