Which eastern European empire's collapse after it's defeat in World War I resulted in the creation of several autonomous territories? A) Roman Empire B) Russian Empire C) Byzantine Empire D) Austro-Hungarian Empire

Crumbling of Empires and Emerging States: Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia as (Multi) national Countries. During the First World War, Czechoslovakia and the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (called "Yugoslavia" from 1929) emerged as new national states on the territories of the crumbling Habsburg Empire. Oct 8, 2014

The former empire of Austria-Hungary was dissolved, and new nations were created from its land: Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia. The Ottoman Turks had to give up much of their land in southwest Asia and the Middle East. In Europe, they retained only the country of Turkey.

The Austro - Hungarian Empire was ripped apart after WW1. At the Treaty of Versailles, a small state centered around Vienna was left to Austria ... Romania gained some land from the Austro - Hungarian Empire. Finally, a new country called Yugoslavia took a lot of land from the former Austro - Hungarian Empire.

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