How many colonies did Britain, Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary and France have in 1914?
this question is more complicated then it seems, as certain colonies were subdivided (notably India, which had East and West Pakistan as well as Hindustan) and some weren’t considered colonies at all, but “protectorates.” I’ll list what I can: Austria-Hungary: nothing, in that it was an entirely overland empire, and it was all considered to be an actual part of the country. i’ll list all the modern day countries they controlled besides Austria and Hungary Czech Republic Slovakia Slovenia Croatia Bosnia & Herzegovina (could be counted as 2 or even 3) a big chunk of Romania Russia: very similar, since it was also a land empire. I’ll list all modern countries besides Russia Finland Lithuania Latvia Estonia most of Poland Belarus Ukraine Moldova Georgia Armenia Azerbaijan Kazakhstan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Tajikistan Kyrgyzstan Germany: this one actually had an overseas empire with designated colonies, I’ll list them (by name of colony, not country that it turned into), although they contr
