How WWI Changed the Map of Europe

A century ago at the beginning of the First World War, the maps of Europe, Asia and Africa looked much different than they do today.  Historians say many of the border changes - agreed upon after the war - were made for political rather than economic reasons, creating new problems whose impact can be felt even today.   After four years of carnage and more than 16 million dead soldiers and civilians, three empires that had lasted for centuries - Austro-Hungarian, Russian and...

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