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Description: The representation map shows the world the eve of the First World War. Source: Putzger historical world Atlas; ... File:Map of the World (1914).PNG.
1914 1920 1926 1928 1934 1939 1943 1944 1946 1992 2002 Albania: Algeria: 1516 1830 1962 Algeria: Andorra: 1806 1866 1934 1939 1949 1959 1971 Andorra: Angola: 1816 1826 1830 1911 1975 Angola: Antigua and Barbuda: 1957 1958 1962 1967 Antigua and Barbuda: Argentina: 1812 1812 1818 1819 1820 1829 1835 1850 1861 2010 Argentina: Armenia: 1885 1918 ...
Since World War I, there have been many changes in borders between nations, detailed below. For information on border changes from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to 1914, see the list of national border changes (1815–1914). Cases are only listed where there have been changes in borders, not necessarily including changes in ownership of a ...
Before World War II, the events of 1914–1918 were generally known as the Great War or simply the World War. [1] In August 1914, the magazine The Independent wrote "This is the Great War. It names itself". [2] In October 1914, the Canadian magazine Maclean's similarly wrote, "Some wars name themselves. This is the Great War."
The world's colonial population at the time of the First World War totaled about 560 million people, of whom 70.0% were in British domains, 10.0% in French, 8.6% in Dutch, 3.9% in Japanese, 2.2% in German, 2.1% in American, 1.6% in Portuguese, 1.2% in Belgian, and 0.5% in Italian possessions. The home domains of the colonial powers had a total ...
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The Triune Kingdom of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia was part of Austria-Hungary during World War I.Its territory was administratively divided between the Austrian and Hungarian parts of the empire; Međimurje and Baranja were in the Hungarian part (Transleithania), the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia was a separate entity associated with the Hungarian Kingdom, Dalmatia and Istria were in the ...
German Empire (to November 9, 1918) German Reich (from November 9, 1918) Widely recognized state. The following are colonies, concessions and protectorates of Germany: German East Africa (Colony to November 25, 1918) German Kiautschou (Concession to November 7, 1914) German New Guinea (Protectorate to June 28, 1919) German Samoa (Protectorate)