Explain two ways the map of Europe changed after World War I.

The map of Europe changed in many ways after the end of World War I in 1918. These changes were noted in the Treaty of Versailles but were not caused by that treaty; instead, they were created by earlier treaties and treaties that followed the Treaty of Versailles. The largest change was the break-up of former empires, including the Ottoman Empire and Austro-Hungarian Empire, which was no longer connected to the Habsburg family. Out of...

The map of Europe changed in many ways after the end of World War I in 1918. These changes were noted in the Treaty of Versailles but were not caused by that treaty; instead, they were created by earlier treaties and treaties that followed the Treaty of Versailles. The largest change was the break-up of former empires, including the Ottoman Empire and Austro-Hungarian Empire, which was no longer connected to the Habsburg family. Out of the old Austro-Hungarian Empire came the Republic of German Austria and Hungary (as separate countries), Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia (then known as the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes and that was created by lands from other countries as well), Romania, and lands granted to Italy and Poland.

In addition, the countries of Estonia, Finland, Latvia, and Lithuania became independent of Russia, though Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia were later reoccupied by the Soviet Union during World War II. In addition, the German Kaiser abdicated, and Germany entered the period of the Weimar Republic. Germany lost some land, including the Rhineland to France and a great deal of territory to Poland (including the city-state of Danzig on the Baltic Sea). Germany's loss of land was one of the factors that helped give rise to the Nazi party and to World War II.